New Delhi, June 3 -- Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday left from the IGI airport in the national capital for Bengaluru, to attend the oath-taking ceremony of Karnataka Chief Minister-designate DK Shivakumar.

Other than Gandhi, Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge, party general secretary KC Venugopal, Karnataka Congress in charge Randeep Surjewala are also likely to attend Shivakumar's oath-taking ceremony. Several Congress Chief Ministers are also expected to mark their presence at the event.

Shivakumar will be succeeding Siddaramaiah, who held the position for the longest period in the history of the state.

Several other senior Congress MLAs are likely to take oath along with Shivakumar, including G Parameshwa...