State Congress President DK Shivakumar took oath as the Chief Minister of Karnataka on Wednesday.He was administered the oath of office and secrecy by Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot at Lok Bhavan here.Shivakumar took the oath in the name of revered seer “Gangadhar Ajja”, while holding a copy of the Constitution. Thirteen ministers, including a Deputy CM will take the oath along with Shivakumar.Shivakumar, a 64-year-old Vokkaliga strongman, was elected leader of the Congress Legislature Party in Karnataka on May 30, following Siddaramaiah’s resignation as CM on May 28.Shivakumar had served as Deputy Chief Minister under Siddaramaiah.Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi, AICC President Mallikarjun Kharge, outgoing CM Siddaramaiah, AICC General Secretaries KC Venugopal and Randeep Singh Surjewala, CMs of Congress ruled states, several top Congress leaders, dignitaries, and invitees were present at the swearing-in.Religious leaders from all major communities, including heads of various maths, were also present.Senior Congress leader G Parameshwara took oath as minister in DK Shivakumar’s Cabinet.Parameshwara, who is set to be designated as Deputy CM, took oath in the name of Dr BR Ambedkar.Parameshwara, who had served as Home minister in the Siddaramaiah-led government, held the position of deputy chief minister in the Congress-JD(S) coalition government under chief minister HD Kumaraswamy from May 2018 to July 2019.A prominent Dalit leader, Parameshwara served a record eight years consecutively as President of Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) between 2010 and 2018.Congress legislators Muniyappa, George, Patil, Ramalinga Reddy, Satish Jarkiholi, Krishna Byre Gowda, Priyank Kharge, and UT Khader also take oath as Karnataka ministers.