Darshan Puttannaiah showed simplicity by arriving by train for the swearing-in ceremony He traveled to Bengaluru by train wearing a shorts and a t-shirt. Siddaramaiah and DK Shivakumar invited Darshan to take part in the swearing-in ceremony on Friday night from Pandavapur railway station.

Darshan Puttannaiah who contested from Sarvodaya Karnataka Party has won against JDS candidate Puttaraju. Congress supported him without fielding a candidate against him. People have high expectations on Darshan Puttannaiah who has been elected as MLA for the first time.