Karnataka CM Swearing: 8 Ministers Along With Siddaramaiah, DKS To Take Oath Today

After a week long tussle between the Congress’ two key leaders, Siddaramaiah and DK Shivakumar on the chief minister’s post after the party recorded a landslide victory in Karnataka assembly elections, chief minister-designate Siddaramaiah, his deputy D K Shivakumar and around 28 ministers will be sworn in at 12:30 pm in Bengaluru’ Kanteerava Stadium today.

Karnataka oath-taking ceremony time

Siddaramaiah and Shivakumar would take oath at 12.30 pm on Saturday at the Kanteerava Stadium in Bengaluru.

Possible names included in the cabinet

Some prominent names included former Karnataka Congress chief and ex-deputy chief minister G Parameshwara, Lingayat leader M B Patil, senior Congressman and former minister KJ George, they said.

Priyank Kharge, the son of Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge, Roopa Shashidhar, the daughter of former Union minister K H Muniyappa, Karnataka Congress working president Eshwara Khandre, former minister Tanveer Sait, senior leader Krishna Byre Gowda and Leader of Opposition in the Karnataka Legislative Council B K Hariprasad are among the names considered, the sources said.