New Delhi: Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge is predicted to ask prime opposition leaders to attend the swearing-in ceremony of the brand new Karnataka chief minister and deputy chief minister, in response to sources. They mentioned that Congress chief Rahul Gandhi, Rai Bareli MP Sonia Gandhi, celebration normal secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and different senior celebration leaders will attend the occasion. The oath-taking ceremony will likely be held in Bengaluru on May 20.
In 2018, when Janata Dal (Secular) chief HD Kumaraswamy was sworn in because the chief minister of the Karnataka coalition authorities, a galaxy of Opposition leaders attended the ceremony.
The ceremony was attended by Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee of the Trinamool Congress, then Andhra Pradesh CM Chandrababu Naidu of the Telugu Desam Party, Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal of the Aam Aadmi Party, Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan and different prime leaders just like the Nationalist Congress Party’s Sharad Pawar, Sharad Yadav from the Janata Dal (United), Rashtriya Janata Dal’s Tejashwi Yadav and Left’s Sitaram Yechury and D Raja.
In 2013 Siddaramaiah had taken oath on the identical venue, the Sree Kanteerava Stadium right here when he turned the chief minister of the State for the primary time.
While Siddharamaiah has been named the brand new CM, the Karnataka Congress chief DK Shivakumar would be the Deputy Chief Minister. Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge tweeted an image of him flanked by Siddaramiah and Shivakumar and is seen elevating the fingers of each leaders to sign a consensus. “Team Congress is committed to ushering progress, welfare and social justice for the people of Karnataka. We will implement the 5 guarantees promised to 6.5 Cr Kannadigas,” he wrote on Twitter.
The celebration has additionally convened the assembly of the Congress Legislature Party (CLP) assembly this night in Bengaluru. The Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) chief Shivakumar has written to all of the legislators, asking them to attend the assembly of the newly-elected MLAs, MLCs and MPs on the Indira Gandhi Bhavan on Queen’s Road at the moment in Bengaluru at 7 pm at the moment.
According to sources, Congress President Kharge labored round the clock to interrupt the political impasse over the following chief minister and arrived at a consensus for presidency formation. Central Observers from the All India Congress Committee (AICC) have been requested to succeed in Bengaluru to conduct the CLP Meeting.
Shivakumar who arrived on the residence of normal secretary KC Venugopal within the nationwide capital final night informed reporters that, the celebration excessive command had taken the decision on the chief minister.
Celebrations Across Karnataka
Celebrations, in the meantime, broke out close to the residence of Siddaramaiah in Bengaluru and at his native village within the Mysuru district on Thursday morning after it emerged that he would be the subsequent Chief Minister. His supporters shouted slogans in his favour because the information got here out that he would take oath because the CM on May 20. The residents of Siddaramanahundi, the native village of Siddaramaiah have been, actually, jubilant since Wednesday following reviews that their chief would change into the chief minister once more. The villagers set off crackers, raised slogans hailing Siddaramaiah, and distributed sweets.
Security has been stepped up and banners have been put up outdoors Congress chief Siddaramaiah’s residence as nicely.
It is notable that within the May 10 elections to the 224-member Karnataka Assembly, the Congress scored an emphatic victory by bagging 135 seats whereas the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the previous prime minister HD Deve Gowda-led Janata Dal (Secular) secured 66 and 19 seats, respectively.
