Siddaramaiah took oath as chief minister for the second time on Saturday (Image: PTI)
According to Vidhan Sabha officials, all the 224 newly elected legislators will take oath as legislators during the three-day session, which will also see the election of the new speaker.
The first session of the 16th Karnataka Legislative Assembly began on Monday with all the newly elected legislators taking oath after the Siddaramaiah-led Congress government came to power in the state.
According to Vidhan Sabha officials, all 224 newly elected legislators will take oath as legislators during the three-day session, which will also see the election of the new Speaker.
The swearing-in of MLAs is underway in the Assembly, which is being conducted by senior Congress MLA RV Deshpande as Pro-tem Speaker.
Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar, Ministers – G Parameshwara, KH Muniyappa, MB Patil, KJ George, Satish Jarkiholi, Priyank Kharge – were among the first to take oath as legislators.
At the beginning of the session, Deshpande said, “We all have been elected and have come here with the blessings of the people of Karnataka. There are some senior leaders and I see some new faces as well. We have to make efforts for the all-round development of the state.” ” “Despite political differences, for the development and progress of the state, we all have to work together to build an ideal Kannada Nadu, a Kannada state that is prosperous, and people of all classes live in peace and harmony,” he said. Said.
Siddaramaiah took oath as chief minister for a second term, along with state Congress president DK Shivakumar as deputy chief minister and eight legislators on Saturday.
The chief minister had said after the first cabinet meeting on Saturday, “We are calling the assembly session for three days – Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, we are requesting the governor, as the new assembly needs to be constituted before May 24.” Is.” In the elections held on May 10 for the 224-member assembly, the Congress won 135 seats, while the ruling BJP and the Janata Dal (Secular) led by former prime minister HD Deve Gowda secured 66 and 19 seats, respectively.
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