Bengaluru, May 30 -- D.K. Shivakumar (DKS) is likely to take oath as Karnataka's next Chief Minister on June 3, days after Siddaramaiah stepped down from the post on May 28. Sources said, the KPCC President and former Deputy CM has finalised the date on the advice of his spiritual guru, Ajjayya of Nonavinakere Ajjayyana Mutt, who is believed to have selected the auspicious day after examining Shivakumar's horoscope.

Meanwhile, the venue for the swearing-in ceremony is expected to be shifted to Lok Bhavan (formerly Raj Bhavan), replacing the earlier plan to hold the event on the grand steps of Vidhana Soudha, aimed at avoiding potential law and order challenges.

Ahead of Congress Legislature Party (CLP) meeting at Vidhana Soudha at 4 pm ...