Bengaluru | Karnataka Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot on Saturday invited the newly elected CLP leader D K Shivakumar, to take oath as the chief minister of the state along with team members on June 3.
The invitation followed Shivakumar's meeting with the Governor at Lok Bhavan, where he staked his claim to form a new government.
Shivakumar was accompanied by outgoing Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and other senior state leaders.
"I am in receipt of your letter dated 30th May, 2026, staking a claim to form the government. I invite you to take oath as the Chief Minister of Karnataka along with team members," the Governor said in a letter to Shivakumar.
The oath ceremony will take place at 4:05 PM on June 3, 2026, on the Lok Bhavan premises, the letter stated.
Earlier, Shivakumar, who is also the state Congress president, was elected leader of the legislature party, paving the way for him to take over as the next chief minister of the state.
In his letter to the Governor staking his claim, Shivakumar stated that the Karnataka CLP consisting of 135 members of the Indian National Congress, 2 associated members and 1 Raita Sangha MLA, had unanimously elected him as the Leader of the Congress Legislature Party.
He requested the Governor to administer the oath to him as Chief Minister and to the others as the Council of Ministers.
Shivakumar previously served as the Deputy Chief Minister in the Siddaramaiah government.
Siddaramaiah resigned as Chief Minister on Thursday and Governor Gehlot accepted his resignation the next day and dissolved the Council of Ministers.
Bengaluru | The Congress party will again return to power in Karnataka under the leadership of D K Shivakumar, party's general secretary K C Venugopal said on Saturday.
At the Congress Legislative Party (CLP) meeting held here, Shivakumar was elected leader of the legislature party, paving the way for him to take over as the next chief minister of the state.
The meeting was overseen by AICC general secretaries Venugopal and Randeep Singh Surjewala.
Later, speaking to reporters, Venugopal said under the guidance of AICC chief Mallikarjun Kharge, Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi, a smooth transition of power took place in Karnataka.
He further said, "Under the leadership of Shivakumar, the Congress will return to power again with the support of Siddaramaiah in the 2028 assembly election in Karnataka."
Venugopal said Siddaramaiah had resigned from his post as Chief Minister, following which the CLP meeting took place and the Congress high command decided to appoint Shivakumar as the next leader.
Shivakumar will take oath as Karnataka CM along with his team on June 3 evening, he said.