List of opposition leaders to attend, except the swearing-in of Karnataka Chief Minister-elect Siddaramaiah

New Delhi: Karnataka Chief Minister-elect Siddaramaiah will take oath in Bengaluru on Saturday, while Congress state unit president DK Shivakumar will play the role of deputy CM. Some ministers are also to be sworn in at the ceremony that begins at 12.30 pm. In the Karnataka Assembly elections held on 10 May, the Congress registered a landslide victory by winning 135 seats. Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge has invited leaders of like-minded parties to participate in tomorrow’s programme. The Congress is trying to send a message of opposition unity to the BJP by sending invitations to top leaders of opposition parties.

Leader of the Opposition arrives to attend Siddaramaiah’s swearing-in ceremony

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin is scheduled to leave for Bengaluru on Friday evening to attend the swearing-in ceremony of Siddaramaiah as Karnataka Chief Minister, news agency PTI quoted sources as saying.

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav will travel to Bengaluru on Saturday to attend the swearing-in ceremony of the new Congress government in Karnataka.

#Watch , Darbhanga, Bihar: “They (Congress) had a massive victory (in Karnataka). I am in touch with the CM-designate, he and the Congress President also invited me for the swearing-in ceremony, so I told them I will come.” ..if the opposition parties come together then it… pic.twitter.com/ucN9II6i5b– ANI (@ANI) May 19, 2023

Mamta Banerjee will withdraw from the swearing in of the Chief Minister of Karnataka

West Bengal CM and TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee will not attend Siddaramaiah’s swearing-in ceremony. News agency PTI quoted a TMC leader as saying that they have sent TMC leader Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar to represent them at the event.

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The TMC chief’s presence at the event was considered crucial for opposition unity, especially after he said his party would back the Congress where it is strong in the 2024 general elections.

LDF criticizes Congress for not inviting Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan

Kerala’s ruling Left Democratic Front (LDF) on Friday criticized the Congress for not inviting Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan to the swearing-in ceremony of Siddaramaiah as the Chief Minister of Karnataka. Said that this shows the immature politics and weakness of the Congress. MK Stalin, Tamil Nadu CM and others have been invited and will attend the event in Bengaluru on May 20.

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Invited to the swearing in ceremony of the Chief Minister of Karnataka

News agency ANI quoted sources as saying that Bihar CM Nitish Kumar, Deputy CM Tejashwi Yadav, Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren, Telangana CM K Chandrasekhar Rao and West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee are among those invited to the swearing-in ceremony. Other opposition parties and leaders such as CPI(M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury, Shiv Sena-UBT chief Uddhav Thackeray, Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) supremo Sharad Pawar. Invitations have also been sent to Jammu and Kashmir National Conference chief Farooq Abdullah, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav and Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik.

Members of the Gandhi family – Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra will also attend the event. CMs of Congress-ruled states, such as Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu of Himachal, Ashok Gehlot of Rajasthan and Bhupesh Baghel of Chhattisgarh will also be there.

The ruling Left Democratic Front (LDF) on Friday criticized the Congress for not inviting Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan to the swearing-in ceremony of Siddaramaiah as Karnataka Chief Minister, saying the move reflects the old party’s immature politics and weakness. it shows.

LDF convenor EP Jayarajan said the Congress’s move proved that it could not fulfill the mission of bringing together secular democratic forces of the country against the “fascist” politics of the BJP.