Karnataka CM oath taking: Congress extends invitation to CMs of these states

5 days after the deadlock over the name of the new Karnataka CM ended, the Congress has sent out invitations to leaders and Chief Ministers of various states to attend the oath-taking ceremony.

As per news agency ANI, Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel, Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot, Himachal Pradesh Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu, Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren, Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin, Telangana CM K Chandrashekar Rao, West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee, SP chief Akhilesh Yadav, NCP chief Sharad Pawar, former Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray, Bihar Deputy CM Tejashwi Yadav, NC chief Farooq Abdullah and Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik have been invited to the event.

Notably, the grand old party on Thursday announced Siddaramaiah's name as the next CM and DK Shivakumar as his deputy.