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The swearing-in ceremony is scheduled to be held at Bengaluru's Kanteerava Stadium at around 12:30 PM on Saturday.

Congress leader Siddaramaiah was sworn in as the Chief Minister of Karnataka for the second time on Saturday after the party's thumping victory in the Assembly elections. While DK Shivakumar was sworn in as a sole Deputy Chief Minister of Karnataka

While the Congress can form the government comfortably for the next five years, this victory itself cannot be construed as the defeat of communalism or of the BJP.

Amidst the Congress party's resounding triumph in the state, the question of who would assume the role of the next Chief Minister hung for several days.

Top congress leaders, including Rahul Gandhi, among 100,000 attend ceremony

The Congress has yet again chosen safety over succession planning by elevating Siddaramaiah while overlooking the equally deserving and younger, DK Shivakumar. This has already happened too many times to the GOP’s detriment: Tarun Gogoi was preferred over Himanta Biswa Sarma Ashok Gehlot over Sachin Pilot

Enjoys support of majority of the party MLAs, chosen CM following days of intense deliberations & intervention by AICC president Mallikarjun Kharge and former Congress chiefs Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi; KPCC president DK Shivakumar, who too was angling for the top job, to be deputy CM

After days of speculation and discussions, Congress finally picked Siddaramaiah as the next chief minister of Karnataka. The 75-year-old leader’s mass popularity and administrative skills give him the edge over ‘troubleshooter’ DK Shivakumar, who was aggressively vying for the top post

A ninth-time MLA, Siddaramaiah is an untainted leader, known for his populist schemes and efforts to consolidate the votes of minorities, backward classes and Dalits.

Siddaramaiah's political career began in 1983 when he was elected from the Chamundeshwari constituency in Mysore on a Lok Dal party ticket.