Preparations underway for D K Shivakumar’s swearing-in as Karnataka CM

Arrangements have been made for D K Shivakumar's swearing-in ceremony at Lok Bhavan. (PTI Photo) (Source: Photo by PTI)

Congress flags and large banners featuring leaders including Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi, Shivakumar, AICC general secretary in-charge of Karnataka Randeep Singh Surjewala, and outgoing Chief Minister Siddaramaiah have been put up around Vidhana Soudha and the Lok Bhavan area (Source: Photo by PTI)

Shivakumar, who is also the Karnataka Congress president, will be sworn in along with some members of the Council of Ministers on Wednesday at the Lok Bhavan premises (Source: Photo by PTI)

He was officially elected leader of the Congress Legislature Party in Karnataka on May 30 (Source: Photo by PTI)

The stretch from Vidhana Soudha to Lok Bhavan has been lined with Congress flags and banners, while LED screens have been installed at multiple locations to telecast the ceremony (Source: Photo by PTI)

Tight security arrangements have been made around the venue, with barricades erected on roads leading to Lok Bhavan in anticipation of large gatherings of supporters and party workers (Source: Photo by PTI)

In view of the expected public gatherings and heavy traffic around Lok Bhavan, a half-day holiday has been declared on June 3 for employees working at Vidhana Soudha, Vikasa Soudha and the multi-storied government office building (Source: Photo by PTI)

Movement of all vehicles, except those officially authorised for the event, will be prohibited on stretches including Cubbon Road, Dr B R Ambedkar Road from KR Circle, Race Course Road, and roads leading to Lok Bhavan from Queens Junction and St Mark's Road (Source: Photo by PTI)