Karnataka swearing-in: Check full list of 8 ministers who took oath along with Siddaramaiah and Shivakumar
Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot administered the oath of office and secrecy to the Chief Minister and his Cabinet at Sree Kanteerava Stadium, where Siddaramaiah had taken oath in 2013, when he became Chief Minister for the first time.
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Siddaramaiah was sworn in as Chief Minister of Karnataka for the second term, along with state Congress President D K Shivakumar as Deputy Chief Minister, and eight legislators as Ministers on Saturday, exactly a week after the party swept the Assembly polls in Karnataka.
Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot administered the oath of office and secrecy to the Chief Minister and his Cabinet at Sree Kanteerava Stadium, where Siddaramaiah had taken oath in 2013, when he became Chief Minister for the first time.
Newly-elected Karnataka government of eight ministers, led by CM Siddaramaiah with DK Shivakumar as his Deputy, took oath in Bengaluru today. pic.twitter.com/3oYrHpMtpO
— ANI (@ANI) May 20, 2023
Here are the eight legislators who were sworn in as Ministers along with Siddaramaiah and Shivkumar:
- G Parameshwara (SC)
- KH Muniyappa (SC)
- KJ George (Minority-Christian)
- MB Patil (Lingayat)
- Satish Jarkiholi (ST-Valmiki)
- Priyank Kharge (SC)
- Ramalinga Reddy (Reddy)
- BZ Zameer Ahmed Khan (Minority-Muslim)
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Priyank Kharge, son of AICC president Mallikarjun Kharge, is the youngest minister in the group who took oath during today’s swearing-in ceremony.
#WATCH | The newly-elected Karnataka govt of 8 ministers, led by CM Siddaramaiah with DK Shivakumar as his Deputy, took oath in Bengaluru today. pic.twitter.com/7DA7s4upPo
— ANI (@ANI) May 20, 2023
Congress has tried to strike the right combinations and balance in Karnataka Cabinet, having representatives from all communities, regions, factions, and from among the old and new generations of legislators. It is unclear yet who will get which department.
Bengaluru | Satish Jarkiholi, Priyank Kharge, Ramalinga Reddy and BZ Zameer Ahmed Khan take oath as ministers in the newly-elected Karnataka Government. pic.twitter.com/MGGitd6kyk
— ANI (@ANI) May 20, 2023
List of top Congress leaders and CMs that attended swearing-ceremony
Mallikarjun Kharge, former Congress President Rahul Gandhi, General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra attended the swearing in ceremony, while former AICC President Sonia Gandhi was absent.
Chief Ministers of Congress-ruled states Ashok Gehlot (Rajasthan), Bhupesh Baghel (Chhattisgarh) and Sukhvinder Singh Sukku (Himachal Pradesh) and several top party leaders were also in attendance.
Other opposition leaders and CMs that attended swearing-ceremony
Congress chief Kharge had invited leaders of several like-minded parties for the swearing-in ceremony. The event seemed to be a show of strength for opposition parties amid unity efforts to take on the ruling BJP in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin, Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav, NCP President Sharad Pawar, National Conference supremo Farooq Abdullah, PDP chief Mahbooba Mufti, actor-politician Kamal Haasan, CPI(M) General Secretary Sitaram Yechury and CPI General Secretary D Raja among others attended the event.
Siddaramaiah and DK Shivakumar's profile
The 75-year-old Siddaramaiah will become the Chief Minister for the second term after his earlier five-year stint from 2013; while 61-year old Shivakumar, who had earlier worked as Minister under Siddaramaiah, will also continue as the party's Karnataka state president till Parliamentary elections next year.
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