DK Shivakumar (right) takes oath as Karnataka Chief Minister, holding a copy of the Constitution, in Bengaluru, on Wednesday (June 3). Photo: X/@DKShivakumar
LIVE: DK Shivakumar takes oath with Constitution copy in hand
Shivakumar took the oath in the name of revered seer "Gangadhar Ajjayya". Thirteen ministers, including a Deputy Chief Minister, took the oath along with Shivakumar
DK Shivakumar took oath as the Chief Minister of Karnataka on Wednesday (June 3). Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot administered the oath of office and secrecy to him at Lok Bhavan in Bengaluru.
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Shivakumar took the oath in the name of revered seer "Gangadhar Ajjayya", while holding a copy of the Constitution. Thirteen ministers, including a Deputy Chief Minister, took the oath along with Shivakumar.
G Parameshwara was sworn in as the Deputy Chief Minister. KH Muniyappa, KJ George, MB Patil, Ramalinga Reddy, Satish Jarkiholi, Krishna Byregowda, Priyank Kharge, UT Khader, Eshwar Khandre, Yathindra Siddaramaiah, Byrathi Suresh and Sharanprakash Patil were the other Ministers who took oath.
Kharge, Rahul attend
Shivakumar, a 64-year-old Vokkaliga strongman, was elected leader of the Congress Legislature Party in Karnataka on May 30, following Siddaramaiah's resignation as CM on May 28.
Shivakumar had served as Deputy Chief Minister under Siddaramaiah.
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Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi, AICC President Mallikarjun Kharge, outgoing CM Siddaramaiah, AICC General Secretaries KC Venugopal and Randeep Singh Surjewala, CMs of Congress-ruled states, several top Congress leaders, dignitaries, and invitees were present at the swearing-in.
Religious leaders from all major communities, including heads of various maths, were also present.
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- 3 Jun 2026 9:10 PM IST
B K Hariprasad picked KPCC chief
The Congress on Wednesday appointed senior party leader B K Hariprasad as the new president of its Karnataka unit to succeed D K Shivakumar.
The appointment came hours after Shivakumar took the oath as the new chief minister, along with 13 other ministers, in a smooth transition of power. Siddaramaiah had resigned from the chief minister's position on Thursday after the party high command asked him to step down.
Hariprasad was also nominated as the party candidate for the upcoming election of the state legislative council.
"Congress president has appointed B K Hariprasad as the president of the Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee, with immediate effect," AICC general secretary (organisation) K C Venugopal said in a statement.
"The party appreciates the contribution of the outgoing PCC president D K Shivakumar," the statement also said.
Hariprasad has been in-charge of party affairs in several states. He is currently in-charge for Haryana, a responsibility he will relinquish soon
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Sharanprakash Patil takes oath as Minister
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Krishna Byregowda takes oath as Minister
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Satish Jarkiholi takes oath as Minister
Satish Jarkiholi sworn in as a Minister.
