In front of a roaring crowd, Siddaramaiah took oath as the 29th Chief Minister of Karnataka at a packed Sree Kanteerava stadium in Bengaluru on Saturday, 20 May. DK Shivakumar took oath as Deputy Chief Minister and eight more senior leader of Congress took oath as ministers.
Governor Thawar Chand Gehlot administered the oath of office and secrecy to Siddaramaiah and his new Council of Ministers as tall leaders of Congress and other parties shared the stage.
The top leadership of the Congress was present in force, including AICC President Mallikarjun Kharge, Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi, and several CWC members and party general secretaries.
From the likes of Chief Ministers MK Stalin (Tamil Nadu), Nitish Kumar (Bihar), Hemant Soren (Jharkhand), Ashok Gehlot (Rajasthan), Sukhwinder Singh Sukhi (Himachal Pradesh), and Bhupesh Baghel (Chhattisgarh), to veteran politicians like the Nationalist Congress Party supremo Sharad Pawar, CPI(M) General Secretary Sitaram Yechury, and his CPI counterpart D Raja, a host of top Opposition travelled to Bengaluru for the occasion.
Among the former chief ministers who attended were Farooq Abdullah of the National Conference, Mehbooba Mufti of the Peoples Democratic Party — both former chief ministers of Jammu and Kashmir — Kamal Nath (Madhya Pradesh), and V Narayanasamy (Puducherry).
Also on the podium were Bihar Deputy Chief Minister and Rashtriya Janata Dal leader Tejashwi Yadav, Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) Rajya Sabha MPs Priyanka Chaturvedi and Anil Desai, Makkal Needhi Maiam president and film star Kamal Haasan, Trinamool Congress leader Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar, Indian Union Muslin League Lok Sabha MP Abdussamad Samadani, CPI(ML) General Secretary Dipankar Bhattacharya, VCK leader and MP Thol Thirumavalavan, Rashtriya Lok Dal Rajya Sabha member Jayant Chaudhary, JD(U) MP Lalan Singh, and Revolutionary Socialist Party leader and Kollam MP NK Premachandran.
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1. Karnataka's newly-elected chief minister and deputy chief minister. (Supplied)
Karnataka's newly-elected chief minister and deputy chief minister. (Supplied)
2. Congress leader Rahul Gandhi presenting to the people of Karnataka their sworn in chief minister and deputy chief minister. (Supplied)
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi presenting to the people of Karnataka their sworn in chief minister and deputy chief minister. (Supplied)
3. Governor of Karnataka Thawar Chand Gehlot with Siddaramaiah and DK Shivakumar. (Supplied)
Governor of Karnataka Thaawarchand Gehlot with Siddaramaiah and DK Shivakumar. (Supplied)
4. Chief Minister of Karnataka Siddaramaiah. (Supplied)
Chief Minister of Karnataka Siddaramaiah. (Supplied)
5. Congress celebration on stage during the swearing-in ceremony of teh chief minister and deputy chief minister. (Supplied)
Congress celebration on stage during the swearing-in ceremony of teh chief minister and deputy chief minister. (Supplied)
6. Governor of Karnataka Gehlot shakes Rahul Gandhi's hand while Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin overlooks. (Supplied)
Governor of Karnataka Gehlot shakes Rahul Gandhi's hand while Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin overlooks. (Supplied)
7. Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren, right, seated next to Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot. (Supplied)
Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren, right, seated next to Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot. (Supplied)
8. Congress party leaders Mallikarjun Kharge, Rahul Gandhi, and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra. (Supplied)
Congress party leaders Mallikarjun Kharge, Rahul Gandhi, and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra. (Supplied)
9. Congress party leader Rahul Gandhi addressing the gathering. (Supplied)
Congress party leader Rahul Gandhi addressing the gathering. (Supplied)
10. Congress party leader Rahul Gandhi addressing the gathering. (Supplied)
Congress party leader Rahul Gandhi addressing the gathering. (Supplied)
11. AICC chief Mallikarjun Kharge addressing the gathering. (Supplied)
AICC chief Mallikarjun Kharge addressing the gathering. (Supplied)
12. Congress leader Rahul Gandhi with senior party leader and former Madhya Pradesh chief minister Kamal Nath. Also seen in the photo are Priyanka Gandhi and former Puducherry chief minister V Narayanasamy. (Supplied)
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi with senior party leader and former Madhya Pradesh chief minister Kamal Nath. Also seen in the photo are Priyanka Gandhi and former Puducherry chief minister V Narayanasamy. (Supplied)
13. Congress leader Rahul Gandhi with JD(U) leader and Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar. (supplied)
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi with JD(U) leader and Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar. (supplied)
14. Congress leader Rahul Gandhi with CPI(I) General Secretary Sitaram Yechury. (Supplied)
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi with CPI(I) General Secretary Sitaram Yetchury. (Supplied)
15. Peoples Democratic Party leader and former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Mehbooba Mufti. (Supplied)
Peoples Democratic Party leader and former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Mehbooba Mufti. (Supplied)
16. Congress leader Rahul Gandhi with CPI General Secreatry D Raja. (Supplied)
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi with CPI General Secreatry D Raja. (Supplied)
17. A packed Sree Kanteerava Stadium. (Supplied)
A packed Sree Kanteerava Stadium. (Supplied)
18. Sree Kanteerava Stadium was the venue for the swearing-in ceremony. (Supplied)
Sree Kanteerava Stadium was the venue for the swearing-in ceremony. (Supplied)
19. A Siddaramaiah flag waves fiercely in the wind. (Supplied)
A Siddaramaiah flag waves fiercely in the wind. (Supplied)
