Karnataka Election Results: JD(S) leader HD Kumaraswamy will take oath as chief minister tomorrow.
New Delhi/Bengaluru: Janata Dal Secular leader HD Kumaraswamy will take oath as chief minister tomorrow. He said this evening that G Parameshwara of the Congress will be the Deputy Chief Minister. Mr Kumaraswamy's swearing-in ceremony is likely to showcase opposition unity against the BJP, with a number of leaders from regional and national parties confirming their attendance for the event.
On Monday, Mr Kumaraswamy flew to Delhi to meet Congress President Rahul Gandhi and his mother Sonia Gandhi to discuss the terms for alliance in Karnataka. The Congress indicated that the two sides have discussed a broader alliance that's beyond "power sharing in Karnataka" ahead of next year's general elections.
Wednesday's oath ceremony is expected to be a show of opposition strength, with Mr Kumaraswamy inviting at least four chief ministers, and senior leaders from key opposition parties. Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, Andhra Pradesh's N Chandrababu Naidu, Telangana's K Chandrashekar Rao and Bengal's Mamata Banerjee will be present.
Here are the Highlights Karnataka government formation:
KCR To Skip Karnataka Swearing-In, Meets Kumaraswamy A Day Before Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao --- or KCR as he is popularly known --- will skip the oath ceremony but flew down to Bengaluru this evening to meet Mr Kumaraswamy and will return tonight. Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, a former ally of the BJP who was personally invited by JDS supremo and Mr Kumaraswamy's father HD Deve Gowda, will also stay away.
May 22, 2018 20:50 (IST)
"I am very happy. I am very delighted. Good luck! God bless Mr Kumaraswamy. With blessings of our former PM (HD Deve Gowda) he'll succeed. It's a beginning. Power of the regional parties is showing the future," says K Chandrashekar Rao.
May 22, 2018 20:48 (IST)
Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao meets HD Deve Gowda and Karnataka Chief Minister-designate HD Kumaraswamy in Bengaluru.
May 22, 2018 19:28 (IST)
G Parameshwara to be Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister, says HD Kumaraswamy
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May 22, 2018 18:16 (IST)
Here's what the invite to HD Kumaraswamy's swearing-in looks like:
May 22, 2018 17:24 (IST)
With Leaders of 12 Parties, Kumaraswamy Turns Oath Into Opposition Meet More than a dozen opposition leaders will be attending the oath ceremony of HD Kumaraswamy, who takes over as the Karnataka Chief Minister tomorrow, pending a floor test. The mega gathering is seen as a show of strength by the opposition, which is yet to put forth a cohesive effort to stitch up a united front to take on the BJP in next year's general elections.
May 22, 2018 14:57 (IST)
Giant screen being put together at the venue
May 22, 2018 14:22 (IST)
Workers erecting a stage for the oath ceremony
May 22, 2018 14:21 (IST)
Preparations under way at Vidhana Soudha for Mr Kumaraswamy's swearing-in
May 22, 2018 14:08 (IST)
Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao to visit Bengaluru today
Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao would visit Bengaluru today to congratulate Mr Kumaraswamy, his office said.
Mr Rao had recently met JD(S) chief and former Prime Minister H D Deve Gowda and Mr Kumaraswamy to promote his proposal of forging a non-Congress, non-BJP federal front at the national level.
He had also announced his support to the JD(S) for the Karnataka Assembly polls.
May 22, 2018 14:02 (IST)
Mr Kumaraswamy is heading back to Bangalore from his temple visits. He is expected to have a series of meetings ahead of tomorrow's swearing in.
May 22, 2018 13:40 (IST)
Congress has falsely claimed that Yeddyurappa ji sought 7 days from the Governor to prove majority. Had it been the case, Congress should have asked for copy of the letter from him. The Congress party's lawyer lied in the Court : Amit Shah
May 22, 2018 13:39 (IST)
May 22, 2018 12:21 (IST)
Speaker for Karnataka Assembly will be from Congress. Name likely to be announced by evening by local leaders, news agency ANI reports.
May 22, 2018 11:52 (IST)
BS Yeddyurappa writes to the Election Commission over the finding of VVPAT covers at Vijayapura
May 22, 2018 11:13 (IST)
May 22, 2018 11:09 (IST)
Resignations of BS Yeddyurappa and B Sriramulu from the Lok Sabha have been accepted. They had resigned as Lok Sabha members on Saturday after taking oath as the MLAs of the newly-constituted state Legislative Assembly.
Mr Yeddyurappa represented Shivamogga parliamentary segment in the Malnad region, about 300 kilometres from Bengaluru. Mr Sreeramulu was representing the Ballari (reserved) segment from the state's northern region.
May 22, 2018 11:04 (IST)
JD(S) lawmakers have been kept at the Devanahalli resort. The lawmakers will camp at the resort till Mr Kumaraswamy proves majority in the assembly.
May 22, 2018 11:02 (IST)
Siddaramaiah arrives at Hilton hotel to meet Congress lawmakers.
