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  Why did DK Shivakumar take oath facing East? Here's what his astrologer suggested

  Karnataka | June 03, 2026 21:04 IST

  Traditionally, the stage within Lok Bhavan's 'Glass House' faces the west direction, however, DK Shivakumar wished to take his oath while facing east. Consequently, a stage was set up on the eastern side of the Glass House to accommodate this preference.

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  Shivakumar elected Congress legislature party leader, to take oath as Karnataka CM on June 3

  Karnataka | May 30, 2026 18:51 IST

  Earlier in the day, Shivakumar met the Governor to informally discuss the swearing-in of the new CM and council of Ministers, as the latter is expected to leave for Dharmasthala in Dakshina Kannada district later in the day to attend Vice President's event there on Sunday.

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  Tamil Nadu: Vijay meets Governor Rajendra Arelkar, stakes claim to form govt, to take oath today

  May 10, 2026 0:01 IST

  Tamil Nadu Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar on Saturday appointed TVK chief C Joseph Vijay as Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu and said he will take oath on Sunday. The swearing-in of the Vijay-led ministry will be held on Sunday at 10 am at Nehru Stadium in Chennai.

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  Nitish Kumar ahead of taking oath as CM: 'Bihar will embark on new journey of development'

  Bihar | November 20, 2025 10:59 IST

  Amid tight security, Nitish Kumar is all set to take oath as the chief minister of Bihar for a record 10th time at Patna's historic Gandhi Maidan on Thursday. Along with him, ovewr 30 ministers are expected to take oath.

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  Nitish Kumar to become CM for record 10th time: List of Chief Ministers with multiple terms

  Bihar | November 20, 2025 10:28 IST

  Bihar government formation: Preparations for the swearing-in ceremony of Nitish Kumar are in the final stages, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, and several top NDA leaders expected to attend.

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  Maharashtra's new CM to take oath on Dec 5 in presence of PM Modi, announces BJP amid power tussle

  Maharashtra | December 01, 2024 6:06 IST

  Maharashtra govt formation: Recovering from its Lok Sabha elections losses, the BJP bagged 132 constituencies, the highest among all constituents of the Mahayuti. Shinde's Shiv Sena and Ajit Pawar's NCP also performed well. Sena won 57 while NCP won 41 seats.

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  11 MLAs take oath as cabinet ministers in Tripura

  India | May 16, 2022 13:40 IST

  Governor SN Arya administered the oath of office and secrecy to the cabinet ministers at a programme in Raj Bhavan in the presence of Chief Minister Manik Saha.

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  Anna Hazare not to attend Kejriwal's swearing-in

  Politics | February 11, 2015 20:42 IST

  Ralegan Siddhi: Anti-corruption campaigner Anna Hazare will not attend the swearing-in ceremony of his former protege and AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday despite Delhi's chief minister-elect personally extending an invitation to him.Hazare's aide Dadda