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Against the backdrop of the hills surrounding Kanakapura successful Bengaluru South district, tethered balloons bearing the faces of State Congress leaders soared successful the sky, welcoming visitors with congratulatory messages for D.K. Shivakumar.
A festive ambiance gripped Kanakapura and the adjacent villages connected Wednesday (June 3) arsenic their section man, Mr. Shivakumar, popularly known arsenic ‘Kanakapurada Bande’, was sworn successful arsenic Chief Minister.
The streets were flooded with banners and flexes carrying congratulatory messages for Mr. Shivakumar. Supporters intercepted astir each conveyance travelling connected Kanakapura Road to administer sweets, and successful nary location crossed the region, particularly successful Doddalahalli, wherever the caller Chief Minister hails from, were televisions switched off.
“The feeling of 1 of our ain rising to the presumption of starring the State is nary little than being successful that seat ourselves. We person watched him grow, and contiguous helium has made america each proud,” said K. Timmaiah, a nonmigratory of Doddalahalli.
En way to Bengaluru
In contrast, hundreds of radical wanted to drawback a glimpse of their person successful idiosyncratic arsenic Chief Minister and had truthful made question arrangements to Bengaluru.
Srinivas K.T., a nonmigratory of Kodihalli, said, “More than 500 radical are travelling to Bengaluru by bus, and each of america volition get down astatine Challaghatta, wherever arrangements person been made for a non-vegetarian luncheon for the supporters. After that, we volition spell and spot our leader.”
When asked whether Mr. Shivakumar had not directed them not to sojourn Bengaluru, Mr. Srinivas said, “We’ll effort our luck and see. We don’t cognize erstwhile we volition get the aforesaid accidental again.”
Man of temples
Mr. Shivakumar’s devotional beliefs are nary secret. However, what galore bash not know, according to villagers, is that the Congress person has helped physique astatine slightest 10 temples wrong the limits of the Kodihalli panchayat alone. On Wednesday, each these temples conducted peculiar poojas for Mr. Shivakumar. Temples successful Kanakapura besides made extended nutrient arrangements for devotees.
Interestingly, astir villages successful the portion had enactment up tiny makeshift tents displaying pictures of some Mr. Shivakumar and his brother, Mr. Suresh.
“Mr. Shivakumar is simply a engaged man, and hence helium ensures that each works successful Kanakapura are carried retired done Mr. Suresh. The second remembers the names of astir 80% of the villagers, truthful a ample portion of Mr. Shivakumar’s occurrence indispensable besides beryllium credited to Mr. Suresh,” said Mr. Timmaiah.
The oath moment
Arrangements were made astatine aggregate junctions with LED screens truthful that villagers could ticker the oath-taking ceremonial successful groups. The largest among them was acceptable up astatine Channabasappa Circle successful Kanakapura town, wherever hundreds of supporters gathered.
When Mr. Shivakumar began taking the oath, slogans praising him erupted, followed by the bursting of crackers. Villagers sat connected the engaged Kanakapura Road and watched arsenic Mr. Shivakumar was sworn successful arsenic the Chief Minister of the State.
