India, May 31 -- Karnataka swearing-in ceremony to take place on June 3

Karnataka Congress President DK Shivakumar, after being elected leader of the legislature party on Saturday, called on Karnataka Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot and staked a claim to form a Government.

Shivakumar was accompanied by outgoing Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and AICC general secretaries KC Venugopal and Randeep Singh Surjewala. Shivakumar's swearing-in as the new CM will take place on June 3 at the Glass House of Lok Bhavan.

Shivakumar served as the Deputy Chief Minister in the Siddaramaiah Government. Siddaramaiah resigned as Chief Minister on Thursday, and Karnataka Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot accepted his resignation the next day and dissolved the Counci...