A JD(S)-Congress coalition government headed by H D Kumaraswamy will be sworn-in on 23 May at 4.30 PM in Karnataka at a ceremony attended by a galaxy of opposition leaders and chief ministers, a development that could plant a seed for a broad-based anti-BJP platform before the Lok Sabha polls next year.
JD(S) leader H D Kumaraswamy will take oath as Chief Minister of Karnataka on 23 May at 4.30 pm
Governor Vajubhai Vala will administer the oath of office and secrecy to Kumaraswamy, who will be the second chief minister to take oath in Karnataka within a week, after BJP’s BS Yeddyurappa stepped down without facing the floor test on May 19 in the face of an imminent defeat.
A huge stage has been erected in front of the majestic stone building, Vidhana Soudha, the state secretariat.for the ceremony where a host of national and regional leaders are expected to be present to send a message across to the BJP over the shape of things to come in 2019.
Here’s what the guest list looks like: