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Karnataka swearing-in Highlights: 3-day Legislative Assembly session from Monday, says CM Siddaramaiah
Karnataka CM swearing-in ceremony Highlights: Congress's cabinet list includes eight MLAs who will be sworn in as ministers during the oath-taking ceremony.
Karnataka CM swearing-in ceremony Highlights: Siddaramaiah has been sworn in as chief minister of Karnataka for the second term today, along with the Karnataka Congress president D K Shivakumar as the deputy chief minister as top brass of the Congress party including Gandhi family members - Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi, party's national president Mallikarjun Kharge were in attendance....Read More
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The ceremony was administered by Karnataka governor Thaawarchand Gehlot at Kanteerava Stadium in Bengaluru. The venue is the same place Siddaramaiah took oath in 2013, when he became chief minister for the first time. Congress recorded a landslide victory in Karnataka assembly elections winning 135 out of 224 seats. The BJP came a distant second with 66 seats and JD(S) won 19 seats.
Congress leaders, workers in coastal Karnataka celebrate formation of party-led govt
Congress leaders and party cadre in coastal Karnataka celebrated its government formation in the state after the swearing-in of Siddaramaiah as Chief Minister and D K Shivakumar as Deputy Chief Minister on Saturday.
‘Useless’: CM Siddaramaiah slams previous BJP govt for Karnataka's ‘losses’
Karnataka’s new chief minister Siddaramaiah slammed the previous BJP government for not obtaining the state’s share of taxes, hours after being sworn-in. The former leader of opposition added that the Centre is yet to release the ₹5,495 crore special allowance recommended by the 15th Finance Commission. Blaming union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman and Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the state’s losses, he termed the Basavaraj Bommai-led earlier government as ‘useless’. Read more
Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah issues order to implement Anna Bhagya Yojana
Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah has issued order to implement Anna Bhagya Yojana which provides 10 kg of rice per person per month to BPL families free of cost.
In first meeting, Karnataka issues order to implement Gruha Lakshmi scheme
Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah has issued order to implement Gruha Lakshmi scheme after the first meeting of the state Cabinet of the newly-formed government in Karnataka. The scheme will provide financial assistance of ₹2,000 a month to every woman head of household in Karnataka.
MLA R.V. Deshpande to be the pro-tem Speaker of the Assembly
Senior Congress leader RV Deshpande will be the pro-tem Speaker of the Assembly.
Three-day Karnataka Assembly session from Monday says CM Siddaramaiah
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Saturday said the Assembly session will be convened for three days from May 22, during which the newly elected MLAs will be administered oath, and a new Speaker will be elected.
"We are calling the Assembly session for three days -- Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, we are requesting the Governor, because the new Assembly has to be constituted before May 24. Senior most MLA R V Deshpande has been requested to be the Protem Speaker, to administer oaths to MLAs," Siddaramaiah said.
K'taka: Bengaluru streets plastered with eye-catching posters of CM Siddaramaiah, Rahul Gandhi
Streets in Bengaluru were plastered with colourful banners congratulating Congress leader Siddaramaiah as he was sworn in as the new chief minister of Karnataka on Saturday.
Another set of posters bearing images of Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi, reading 'Welcome to Karnataka' also dotted several streets of the capital city.
Former Karnataka CM Basavaraj Bommai congratulates Siddaramaiah, DKS, 8 ministers
Former Karnataka CM and BJP leader, Basavaraj Bommai, took to Twitter to congratulate Siaaramaiah, DK Shivakumar and the eight cabinet ministers.
PM congratulates Siddaramaiah, Shivakumar on becoming CM and Deputy CM of Karnataka
Five 'guarantees' to be passed in Cabinet meeting & order will be issued to implement them today itself: CM Siddaramaiah
Karnataka Siddaramaiah said: “Five guarantees will be passed in Cabinet meeting & order will be issued to implement them today itself”.
Karnataka CM siddaramaiah & deputy CM DKShivakumar reach Vidhan Soudha after taking oath
'Congress govt will guarantee sustained progress and welfare of all': DK Shivakumar
On behalf of his party, Rahul Gandhi swears to give ‘clean and non-corrupt government’ to Karnataka
"We will give you a clean, non-corrupt government," says Congress leader Rahul Gandhi after the swearing-in ceremony of the newly-elected Karnataka Government.
Consolidated list of new ministers in Karnataka
Check out here to learn all about new ministers in Karnataka.
Karnataka swearing-in LIVE updates: BZ Zameer Ahmed Khan takes oath
BZ Zameer Ahmed Khan takes oath as cabinet minister.
Karnataka swearing-in LIVE updates: Ramalinga Reddy takes oath
Ramalinga Reddy takes oath as cabinet minister.
Karnataka swearing-in LIVE updates: Mallikarjun Kharge's son- Priyank- takes oath
Priyank Kharge, Congress president M Mallikarjun Kharge's son takes oath as cabinet minister in the Karnataka government.
Karnataka swearing-in LIVE updates: Satish Jarkiholi takes oath as cabinet minister
Satish Jarkiholi takes oath as cabinet minister in the newly-elected Karnataka government.
In photos: Cabinet ministers being sworn in
Karnataka swearing-in LIVE updates: Lingayat leader MB Patil takes oath
Lingayat leader MB Patil takes oath as Karnataka cabinet minister. He was earlier touted to become deputy CM- a position now held by DK Shivakumar
Karnataka swearing-in LIVE updates: KJ George takes oath as cabinet minister
KJ George, a representative of Christian minority in the state, is the third to take oath as cabinet minister.
Karnataka swearing-in LIVE updates: KH Muniyappa takes oath as cabinet minister
KH Muniyappa has taken oath as Karnataka cabinet minister.
Karnataka swearing-in LIVE updates: G Parameshwar takes oath as cabinet minister
G Parameshwar has taken oath as cabinet minister in the Karnataka government.
It's official: Siddaramaiah is Karnataka's new chief minister
Karnataka CM swearing-in updates: Kamal Nath is in
Former Madhya Pradesh CM Kamal Nath is also at the ceremony
