Swearing-in Of The JD(S)-Congress Coalition Government In Karnataka

BENGALURU, INDIA - MAY 23: NCP Chief Sharad Pawar, UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi, BSP Chief Mayawati, Ajit Singh, Congress President Rahul Gandhi, CPI leader Sitaram Yechury, RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav and Samajwadi Party leader Akhilesh Yadav with the new Chief Minister of Karnataka HD Kumarswamy during his swearing-in ceremony at the Grand Steps of Vidhana Soudha on May 23, 2018 in Bengaluru, India. JD(S) Chief HD Kumaraswamy has taken oath as the Chief Minister of Karnataka, days after BJP leader BS Yeddyurappa resigned after remaining in power for just 2.5 days. Billed as a show of strength by Opposition and regional parties against Modi and BJP, the swearing-in ceremony saw the likes of Sonia and Rahul Gandhi, Chandrababu Naidu, Mamata Banerjee, Akhilesh Yadav, Mayawati and Arvind Kejriwal share the dais. (Photo by Arijit Sen/Hindustan Times via Getty Images)