Karnataka CM HD Kumaraswamy met Nanjavadhoota Swami of Pattanayakanahalli Mutt in Bengaluru yesterday.


Janata Dal-Secular leader HD Kumaraswamy was on Wednesday sworn-in as Karnataka chief minister at a grand ceremony attended by a galaxy of top leaders and regional satraps in a rare public show of unity perceived as a possible harbinger of a broad-based anti-Bharatiya Janata Party alliance ahead of the Lok Sabha polls next year.


They smiled broadly, shook hands warmly, and even embraced each other at the bonhomie-filled event to herald the advent of the JD-S-Congress coalition government in the state amid doubts about its longevity.