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In Pics: Opposition unity on display for 2019 as HD Kumaraswamy sworn in as Karnataka Chief Minister

Congress president Rahul Gandhi today congratulated Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy and Deputy Chief Minister G Parameshwara and said he was pleased to share the stage with the leaders of opposition parties at their swearing-in today.

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  • May 23, 2018, 09:50 PM IST

Congress president Rahul Gandhi today congratulated Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy and Deputy Chief Minister G Parameshwara and said he was pleased to share the stage with the leaders of opposition parties at their swearing-in today.

With the Congress making attempts to unite the entire opposition on one platform to defeat the BJP in 2019 Lok Sabha elections, he took to Twitter using the hashtag "UnitedInVictory" to express his happiness over the getting together of various non-BJP parties at the event.

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Leaders from various political parties gather and pose after the swearing-in ceremony of Janata Dal (Secular) leader H. D. Kumaraswamy as Chief Minister of the southern state of Karnataka, outside the Vidhana Soudha, the legislative house of the state - Reuters

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Newly sworn-in Karnataka Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy with the governor

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Newly sworn-in Karnataka Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy with Congress President Rahul Gandhi, Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) leader Mayawati, Congress leader Sonia Gandhi, Samajwadi Party (SP) leader Akhilesh Yadav, RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav, Communist Party of India (Marxist) General Secretary Sitaram Yechury and others during the swearing-in ceremony of JD(S)-Congress coalition government, in Bengaluru - PTI

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HD Kumaraswamy at Mysuru before his swearing in ceremony - PTI

6. HD Kumaraswamy and Siddaramiah

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HD Kumaraswamy and former CM Siddaramiah - PTI

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Newly sworn-in Karnataka Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy with Congress President Rahul Gandhi, Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) leader Mayawati, Congress leader Sonia Gandhi, Samajwadi Party (SP) leader Akhilesh Yadav, RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav, Communist Party of India (Marxist) General Secretary Sitaram Yechury and others during the swearing-in ceremony of JD(S)-Congress coalition government, in Bengaluru, on Wednesday - PTI

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Andhra Pradesh CM N Chandrababu Naidu, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan and Karnataka former chief minister and Congress leader Siddaramaiah during the swearing-in ceremony, in Bengaluru, on Wednesday.

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