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Over the weekend, Kumaraswamy lashed out at Sekhar, calling him a 'blackmailer and criminal' and accusing the Congress government of seeking protection from such 'tainted' officials.
The five new ministers from Karnataka are Nirmala Sitharaman and Pralhad V Joshi (both Brahmin), HD Kumaraswamy and Shobha Karandlaje (Vokkaliga), and V Somanna (Lingayat).
Among the allies of the BJP, JD(S) leader HD Kumaraswamy, HAM (Secular) chief Jitan Ram Manjhi, JD(U) leader Lalan Singh and TDP's K Ram Mohan Naidu also took the oath of office as ministers.
JD(S) representative in the Pinarayi Cabinet, K Krishnankutty, believes that a new party – Kerala Janata Dal (S) should be formed.
Headed by former prime minister H D Deve Gowda, the JD(S) has long been a strong third player in Karnataka.
'No one contacted me till now...no demand for me,' Kumaraswamy said ahead of the counting on Saturday.
Nikhil Kumaraswamy, the grandson of former prime minister HD Deve Gowda and son of former chief minister HD Kumaraswamy, opens up to Manorama and explains his party's plans
In Kerala, both the LDF and opposition Congress-led United Democratic Front have decided to back the joint opposition candidate Yshwant Sinha.
Yash had acted in a Kannada film 'Lucky' Kumaraswamy produced along with his former wife and actress Radhika Pandit.
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