Siddaramaiah Takes Oath As Karnataka Chief Minister In Mega Ceremony
NDTV
Eight newly elected MLAs with diverse representation, approved by Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge this morning are also taking the oath of office as cabinet ministers.
Congress leader Siddaramaiah today formally took charge as Karnataka's new Chief Minister after taking oath and completing formalities at a massive event in Bengaluru. Top Opposition leaders, including Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin, CPI's D Raja, Bihar Chief Minister and JD(U) chief Nitish Kumar, PDP's Mehbuba Mufti, Sharad Pawar from NCP, Jammu & Kashmir National Conference's Farooq Abdullah, and actor-turned politician Kamal Haasan, were in attendance in a symbolic display of Opposition unity against the BJP ahead of next year's general elections.
Karnataka Congress president DK Shivakumar, who was locked in a dramatic battle with Siddaramaiah for the top job for a week after his party's emphatic win, took oath as the solo Deputy Chief Minister.
Eight newly elected MLAs with diverse representation, approved by Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge this morning -- G Parameshwara (SC), KH Muniyappa (SC), KJ George (Minority-Christian), MB Patil (Lingayat), Satish Jarkiholi (ST-Valmiki), Priyank Kharge (SC, and AICC President M Mallikarjun Kharge's son), Ramalinga Reddy (Reddy), and BZ Zameer Ahmed Khan (Minority-Muslim) -- are also taking the oath of office.
G Parameshwara is a former Deputy Chief Minister and state Home Minister. He was KPCC president in 2013 when Congress won. He is the SC (right) face of the party in South Karnataka.
