Siddaramaiah is slated to be sworn in alone by Governor H R Bhardwaj at 11.50 AM on Monday at a ceremony at Sri Kanteerava Stadium.
Unlike previous occasions when such functions were held in Glass House of Raj Bhavan which restricted participation due to security and space constraints, the venue this time is seen as an attempt by the incoming Congress government to make it a big show and accommodate a large number of people.
Siddaramaiah and Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee President G Parameshwara said today both of them, along with Congress General Secretary in-charge of State Madhusudan Mistri, would finalise the probables for Cabinet berths after the nod of Congress President Sonia Gandhi.
The shock defeat of Parameshwara, one of the key contenders for the Chief Minister's post, has given rise to conspiracy theories in a section of the Congress that his fall was orchestrated by some forces within the party.
There is already talk that Parameshwara, who is in the good books of the Congress central leadership which acknowledged his role in Congress storming to power in the state, might be made an MLC and is likely to get a key portfolio.