Bengaluru: Seven days after registering a thumping victory in Karnataka State Assembly elections, Chief Minister-designate Siddaramaiah and deputy CM-designate DK Shivakumar are forming the government on Saturday. The top leaders from 19 like-minded parties have been extended invitation to take part in the oath taking ceremony. The oath taking can be watched live here in the below link:
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Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge arrives in Bengaluru from Delhi to attend the swearing-in ceremony of the Karnataka Cabinet. Earlier, while leaving from Delhi, Kharge announced that eight more MLAs would be sworn in as part of the government's oath taking ceremony. - 11.09 am
Former Congress chief Rahul Gandhi and party's general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra arrive at Bengaluru Airport to take part in the swearing -in ceremony of the Congress government. They were welcomed by Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee president and Deputy CM-elect DK Shivakumar. - 10.56 am
Karnataka Deputy CM-elect DK Shivakumar returns to Bengaluru Airport to receive Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra who are here to take part in the swearing-in of the Congress party government. - 10.33 am
Chief Minister designate Siddaramaiah and Deputy CM designate DK Shivakumar after attending the swearing-in are likely to go on a Delhi trip to decide on the remaining cabinet berths. After swearing-in, the cabinet will have 24 vacant berths for which 80 legislators are in race. - 10.10 am
Bihar CM Nitish Kumar, Deputy CM Tejaswi Yadav, and Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren leave for Bengaluru from their respective cities. They are among the non-BJP state leaders invited for the oath taking ceremony. - 9.55 am
Police use mild-force at the general entrance in Kanteerava Stadium after a stampede-like situation arose. The crowd swell overwhelmed the police personnel who have been posted in the stadium. After the incident, a posse of police have been posted in the entry to man. - 9.40 am
Deputy CM elect DK Shivakumar arrived in Bengaluru from Delhi on a flight. He was part of the rapid discussions held in the national capital over the cabinet formation and the deliberations went late into night. - 9.20 am
Supporters of Karnataka Deputy CM designate DK Shivakumar gather at his residence to greet him on his arrival from Delhi and to see him off for the swearing-in ceremony. Security was stepped outside his residence in Bengaluru. - 8.58 am
Traditional musical instruments being played outside Siddaramaiah's residence in Bengaluru, as supporters gather outside his residence ahead of the swearing-in ceremony. Supporters of Siddaramaiah sing songs and distribute sweets outside his residence in Bengaluru. - 8.49 am
Audience have started pouring into the Kanteerava Stadium where the oath taking ceremony is scheduled to take place at 12.30 pm. The entire stadium has been brought under security blanket considering the attendance of high-security politicos. The guests have been flocking the venue in large numbers since early morning. - 8.38 am
The Chief Minister designate has prepared the list of legislators to be sworn in as ministers. The list will be sent to Raj Bhavan and the same will be approved by the Governor Thawar Chand Gehlot to facilitate their swearing-in as Cabinet Ministers on Saturday. - 8.26 am
Banners welcoming Siddaramaiah and DK Shivakumar, former Congress presidents Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi, party chief Mallikarjun Kharge and other leaders of the party, spring up on all roads leading to Kanteerava Stadium in Bengaluru. - 8.08 am
Full list of Congress MLAs who will be sworn in as cabinet ministers: Dr G Parameshwara, KH Muniyappa, KJ George, MB Patil, Satish Jarkiholi, Priyank Kharge, Ramalinga Reddy and BZ Zameer Ahmed Khan are expected to take oath as the ministers in the state cabinet. - 7.46 am
Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge says eight MLAs will take oath as the ministers in the state cabinet along with Siddaramaiah and Shivakumar. "Everyone is attending it. I am going for the same. It is a matter of delight that a new and strong Congress government has come to power in Karnataka. This will benefit Karnataka and it is creating a good environment in the country," he told ANI while leaving for Karnataka from his Delhi residence. - 7.35 am
According to sources, the new cabinet would have representation from all sections including SCs, STs, OBCs, minorities, women, youth and Lingayats and Vokkaligas and all regions of the state. Here is a report from ETV Bharat on CM Siddaramaiah's road ahead in Karnataka - 7.23 am
Measures are in place to ensure that there is no disruption to the Karnataka Common Entrance Test (KCET) which will begin later in the day. Siddaramaiah orders Bengaluru police to put in place measures to ensure that no student taking CET is affected due to the oath taking ceremony. - 7.09 am
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.@BlrCityPolice & @blrcitytraffic should make sure students writing CET around Kanteerava stadium, are not affected by the oath taking ceremony.
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All those attending the oath taking ceremony should co-operate with the Police for smooth traffic movement.
.@BlrCityPolice & @blrcitytraffic should make sure students writing CET around Kanteerava stadium, are not affected by the oath taking ceremony.
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All those attending the oath taking ceremony should co-operate with the Police for smooth traffic movement..@BlrCityPolice & @blrcitytraffic should make sure students writing CET around Kanteerava stadium, are not affected by the oath taking ceremony.
— Siddaramaiah (@siddaramaiah) May 19, 2023
All those attending the oath taking ceremony should co-operate with the Police for smooth traffic movement.
At Kanteerava stadium, arrangements were in place to accommodate about one lakh guests attending the swearing-in ceremony. The venue has been brought under security blanket considering the host of Chief Ministers and former CMs from non-BJP states attending the event. -
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CMs of other non-BJP states, Congress leaders including Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi and other national leaders will participate in the oath-taking ceremony. - 6.44 am
CM-designate Siddaramaiah and his deputy DK Shivakumar would take oath at 12.30 pm on Saturday at the Kanteerava Stadium in Bengaluru.
