LIVE UPDATE : Karnataka swearing in Ceremony
HD Kumaraswamy took oath as the Chief Minister of Karnataka in front of Rahul Gandhi, Sonia Gandhi, Arvind Kejriwal, Akhilesh Yadav, Mamta Banarjee.
JD(S) Chief HD Kumaraswamy is all set to take oath as the Chief Minister of Karnataka. HD is going to be the second CM of the state after Yedyurappa resigned from his post before the floor test.
HD Deve gowda and his Wife Chennamma arrive at the ceremony.
Bengaluru: Former Prime Minister HD Deve Gowda & his wife Chennamma arrive at Vidhana Soudha. #Karnataka pic.twitter.com/KuTTu50Jy0
— ANI (@ANI) May 23, 2018
Rains hit Bengaluru ahead of the ceremony.
People at Vidhana Soudha take shelter under tarpaulin as rain lashes Bengaluru ahead of HD Kumaraswamy and G.Parameshwara’s swearing in as Chief Minister and Deputy Chief Minister respectively. pic.twitter.com/Hc7NBDP4EE
— ANI (@ANI) May 23, 2018
#Karnataka: Heavy rain lashes parts of Bengaluru pic.twitter.com/sXUkiETysM
— ANI (@ANI) May 23, 2018
A lot of politicians have already arrived for the ceremony.
Bengaluru: Akhilesh Yadav and Mayawati at Vidhana Soudha ahead of HD Kumaraswamy and G.Parameshwara’s swearing in as Chief Minister and Deputy Chief Minister respectively. #Karnataka pic.twitter.com/ckhN3oIzIN
— ANI (@ANI) May 23, 2018
Bengaluru: Visuals from Vidhana Soudha ahead of HD Kumaraswamy and G.Parameshwara’s swearing in as Chief Minister and Deputy Chief Minister, respectively. #Karnataka pic.twitter.com/18RM1PAnOk
— ANI (@ANI) May 23, 2018
UPA Chairperson Smt Sonia Gandhi & Congress President @RahulGandhi address the newly elected Congress MLAs in Bengaluru. pic.twitter.com/hgEwKKlfdo
— Congress (@INCIndia) May 23, 2018
UPA Chairperson Smt. Sonia Gandhi and Congress President @RahulGandhi arrive for the swearing-in ceremony of Karnataka CM-designate @hd_kumaraswamy in Bengaluru. pic.twitter.com/UlTagLtvih
— Congress (@INCIndia) May 23, 2018
Bengaluru: Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal, Andhra Pradesh CM Chandrababu Naidu and CPI(M)’s Sitaram Yechury met, ahead of attending HD Kumaraswamy’s swearing-in as Chief Minister of #Karnataka. pic.twitter.com/uTnCSqw3Sg
— ANI (@ANI) May 23, 2018
BJP will be protesting against the unholy alliance of Congress and JD(S) in Karnataka today.”The Congress-JD (S) alliance is unholy. This govt cannot serve the state. That is why we are protesting,” says Shobha Karandlaje.
BJP observing ‘Anti-People’s Mandate Day’ in #Karnataka in view of the swearing-in ceremony of the Janata Dal (Secular)-Congress coalition government. BS Yeddyurappa says, ‘hunger, greed & power is the basis of JD(S)-Congress alliance, such alliance will not even last 3 months’ pic.twitter.com/8OliMHlRaj
— ANI (@ANI) May 23, 2018
The floor test is to be held on Friday.
Kamal Hassan also could not attend the ceremony as he will be instead visiting the injured in the Tuticorin protest against the Sterlite Copper Unit.
HD Deve Gowda, India’s former PM and Kumaraswamy’s Son called and invited Shiv Cena Chairperson Raj Thackeray, but the latter apologized for not attending the ceremony due to the bypolls in Palghar District of Maharashtra.
Shiv Sena had received invitation too (for HD Kumaraswamy’s swearing-in ceremony), HD Deve Gowda ji invited Uddhav ji hoping someone from us would come but all of us are busy for Palghar Lok Sabha By-Election. So we can’t go but our best wishes are with him: Sanjay Raut,Shiv Sena pic.twitter.com/CY7EcRwAsk
— ANI (@ANI) May 23, 2018
Kumaraswamy is to be sworn in by Karnataka Governor Vajubhai Vala at 4.30 pm in front of Vidhana Soudha, seat of the government in Bengaluru.
I wish to express my wholehearted gratitude to CP @RahulGandhi ji, Sonia Gandhi ji, @ghulamnazad ji, @ashokgehlot51 ji, @kcvenugopalmp ji and my family @INCKarnataka for giving me this opportunity to serve. https://t.co/yxp0bFyEww
— Dr. G Parameshwara (@DrParameshwara) May 22, 2018
– Cabinet Portfolio Distribution discussion to be on Thursday and a committee to be formed to see to it that the alliance have a smooth functioning
#HDKumaraswamy to take oath as Chief Minister of Karnataka today. Visuals of celebrations from outside his residence in Bengaluru pic.twitter.com/tz2rrenFEX
— ANI (@ANI) May 23, 2018
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