Congress Legislative Party leader Siddaramaiah was sworn in as Chief Minister of Karnataka , along with the state Congress president D K Shivakumar as the Deputy Chief Minister. The Oath of office was administered by Karnataka Governor Thawarchand Gehlot at Kanteerava Stadium in Bengaluru on Friday. Congress MLAs Dr G Parameshwara, KH Muniyappa, KJ George, MB Patil, Satish Jarkiholi, Priyank Kharge, Ramalinga Reddy and BZ Zameer Ahmed Khan took oath as the ministers in the state cabinet today. Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi were present in the ceremony.
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
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Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Tejasvi Yadav, former Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh Kamal Nath, former Chief Ministers of Jammu and Kashmir Farooq Abdulla and Mehbooba Mufti, NCP Chief Sharad Pawar, Congress National President Mallikarjuna Kharge, actor turned politician Kamal Hassan were present. Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel, Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot and Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu were among the guests. The presence of various Chief Ministers and leaders from different parties conveyed the message of solidarity. Thousands who had come from across the state witnessed the swearing in ceremony in the Kanteerava Stadium.
#WATCH | Bengaluru: Nameplate of Siddaramaiah put up outside the CM's office in Vidhan Soudha after he took oath as the CM of Karnataka. pic.twitter.com/oPGzXXY1He
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Addressing the gathering, Rahul Gandhi said the Congress won in Karnataka for only one reason and that is the party's decision to stand by the poor, the weak, the backward and the Dalit. "A lot has been written in the media analysing why the Congress won this election. There are many analyses and theories. But there is only one reason. The Congress fought for the cause of the poor, the Weak, the backward and the Dalit people. We only had truth and the strength of the poor people. On the other hand, the BJP had the rich, the police and money. But Karnataka's people defeated all these and their corruption and hatred," Rahul Gandhi said.
In his first press conference, chief minister Siddaramaiah said that five guarantees in the manifesto were promised and the order for the implementation of those five guarantees was given after the first cabinet meeting. All will be in force after next cabinet meeting which will be called within a week.
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