Bengaluru, June 2 -- Ahead of the oath-taking ceremony, which will be attended by Congress MP Rahul Gandhi and Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge, Congress leaders on Tuesday affirmed their support for Karnataka chief minister-designate DK Shivakumar.

The swearing-in ceremony of Shivakumar as Chief Minister is scheduled to take place at Lok Bhavan in Bengaluru on June 3 at 4 pm.

"Tomorrow, D.K. Shivakumar will take oath as the Chief Minister of the state. The entire Congress team will work along with him for the development of the state," he told ANI.

Congress leader BK Hariprasad said, "I wish him all the best. Rahul Gandhi and party President Mallikarjun Kharge will be here," he said.

Congress and Indian Youth Congress workers of...