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The Congress authorities successful Karnataka turned a caller leafage connected Wednesday (June 3, 2026) with its eight-time legislator and Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee President D.K. Shivakumar sworn successful arsenic the 25th Chief Minister of the State. Amid disorder and pushback successful the enactment connected instauration of the Deputy Chief Minister’s post, elder Dalit person from Koratgere successful Tumakuru territory G. Parameshwara was sworn successful arsenic the Deputy Chief Minister.
In a subdued but packed ceremonial astatine Glass House successful Lok Bhavan successful Bengaluru and successful the beingness of a big of enactment leaders and spiritual heads among others, Mr. Shivakumar, who took implicit the reigns of the State from veteran OBC person Siddaramaiah, was sworn successful on with 13 Cabinet ministers including Mr. Parameshwara. Mr. Shivakumar, who led the Congress to triumph successful 2023 elections arsenic the KPCC Chief, volition person small little than 2 years word earlier the adjacent assembly elections.
Party picks seniors implicit caller faces
The Congress, which held hectic parleys implicit the past 2 days amid increasing unit from Cabinet hopefuls, yet released the database of leaders conscionable hours up of the swearing in. Belying expectations that young and caller faces would beryllium inducted, the enactment has gone with seniors barring Dr. Yathindra Siddaramaiah, lad of Mr. Siddaramaiah, who is making his debut arsenic a furniture minister.
Among those to instrumentality oath included U.T. Khader, who earlier resigned from the station of Speaker. With an objection to Mr. Khader, who was a curate successful Mr. Siddaramaiah’s archetypal term, and Dr. Yathindra, each others sworn successful connected Wednesday (June 2) served nether Mr. Siddaramaiah successful the 2nd term. Those inducted to furniture see K.H. Muniyappa, K.J. George, M.B. Patil, Ramalinga Reddy, Satish Jarkiholi, Krishna Byregowda, Priyank Kharge, Eshwar Khandre, Byrathi Suresh and Dr. Sharan Prakash Patil.
With the enactment coming nether tremendous unit from furniture hopefuls, the 2nd signifier of enlargement is expected to beryllium taken up aft the Rajya Sabha and Karnataka Legislative Council polls scheduled connected June 18. It is besides apt that a fewer furniture berths could beryllium kept vacant adjacent aft the enlargement to quell immoderate dissidence activities.
Among those successful attendance were Leader of Opposition successful Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi, Leader of Opposition successful Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge, Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu, Keralam Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan and Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy on with galore others.
After the swearing-in ceremony, Mr. Shivakumar arrived successful Vidhan Soudha wherever helium garlanded the statute of B.R. Ambedkar.
In the sanction of God and godmen
Soon aft M.B. Patil was sworn successful arsenic the Cabinet Minister, Chief Secretary Shalini Rajineesh announced that Governor Thaawardchand Gehlot had asked those taking oath to instrumentality to the substance fixed for them. The Governor portion congratulating Mr. Patil besides had a connection with him. However, it was aboriginal clarified to him that nary of the Ministers had deviated from the script.
While Ministers K.H. Muniyappa, K.J. George, Sharan Prakash Patil, Byrathi Suresh and U.T. Khader took oath successful the sanction of God, archetypal clip curate Dr. Yathindra Siddaramaiah, lad of erstwhile Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, took oath successful the sanction of the constitution.
Deputy Chief Minister G. Parameshwara took oath successful the sanction of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar. M.B. Patil took oath successful thename of Basavanna, Basava Sharanas and Siddeshwara Swamiji portion Eshwar Khandre took oath successful the sanction of god, Basavanna and Chennabasava Pattadevaru. Ministers Ramalinga Reddy, Satish Jarkiholi, Krishna Byregowda and Priyank Kharge did not notation to immoderate personality.
Congress workers observe the swearing-in ceremonial of D.K. Shivakumar arsenic the Chief Minister of Karnataka astatine Kinnimulki successful Udupi. | Photo Credit: UMESH S SHETTIGAR
Momentary lapse
The commencement of the oath taking ceremonial had a faux pas erstwhile the Chief Secretary asked everyone to basal for the Vande Mataram. Briefly, alternatively of Vande Mataram, the State Anthem ‘Bharatha Jananiya Tanujathe’ was played. Vande Mataram was followed by nationalist anthem and authorities anthem later.
Of the missive and the spirit
Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar held a transcript of the Constitution successful his hands erstwhile helium was being sworn-in. He took oath successful the sanction of precocious Veera Gangadhara Ajjaiah to whose representation — kept connected signifier — helium offered floral tributes earlier taking oath. He termed Ajjaiah arsenic “my grandfather” portion taking the oath. The Chief Minister has been an ardent devotee of the precocious seer. He besides knelt down to bow to the audience.
D.K. Shivakumar bows arsenic a motion of respect earlier taking oath arsenic Karnataka Chief Minister successful Bengaluru. | Photo Credit: @DKShivakumar/X
Jubilant CM
Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar was each astir the hugs and backslaps during the swearing-in ceremony. A visibly blessed and elated Mr. Shivakumar hugged erstwhile Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Leader of Opposition successful Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi, and patted the backs of Ministers who were sworn-in on with him connected Wednesday (June 3, 2026).
