Congress leader DK Shivakumar took oath as the 34th chief minister of Karnataka, along with 13 members of his cabinet.
Shivakumar was administered the oath of office and secrecy by Karnataka Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot at 4.05 pm at Lok Bhavan's Glass House.
While Shivakumar takes over the chief ministerial post, G Parameshwara is set to take over as the deputy CM of Karnataka.
Shivakumar, who has represented the Kanakapura assembly constituency for eight consecutive terms now, was unanimously elected as the leader of the Congress legislature party in Karnataka at a meeting of the CLP and senior leaders held on May 30.
13 ministers inducted into Karnataka cabinet, take oath
12 other leaders were appointed ministers and took oath along with Shivakumar and Parameshwara on Wednesday.
These include KH Muniyappa, KJ George, Yathindra Siddaramaiah, Priyank Kharge, MB Patil, Satish Jarkiholi, Krishna Byre Gowda, Ramalinga Reddy, UT Khader, Eshwar Khandre, Byrathi Suresh and Dr Sharan Prakash Patil.
Former Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah resigned from his post on May 28, saying he had been asked by the Congress high command to step down to make way for his deputy.
Senior Congress leaders Kharge, Rahul attend oath-taking ceremony
Senior Congress leaders, including party chief Mallikarjun Kharge and leader of opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi were in attendance during the oath-taking ceremony of Shivakumar and 13 other Karnataka ministers.
