Bengaluru, June 3 -- Hours after taking the oath as Chief Minister, DK Shivakumar took charge of his office on Wednesday.

The oath-taking ceremony took place at Lok Bhavan and 13 MLAs took the oath as ministers. Senior Congress leader G Parameshwara will be Deputy Chief Minister.

The swearing-in ceremony was attended by top Congress leaders, religious heads and dignitaries from across the country.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated Shivakumar for taking the oath as Chief Minister.

"Congratulations to Shri DK Shivakumar Ji on taking oath as Chief Minister of Karnataka. Best wishes for his tenure. The Centre will work closely with the Karnataka Government for the welfare of the people," he said in a post on X.

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