Bengaluru, 1 November

Chief Minister D K Shivakumar hoisted the national flag here on Sunday on the occasion of the 71st Karnataka Rajyotsava, the state's formation day.

At a celebration event organised by the Department of School Education and Literacy, the chief minister also hoisted the yellow-and-red Kannada flag.

He reviewed a march past and took the salute from contingents of students from various schools.

Earlier, Shivakumar offered floral tributes to the statue of Goddess Bhuvaneshwari on the Vidhana Soudha premises, on the occasion of Karnataka Rajyotsava.

Minister Madhu Bangarappa, Chief Secretary Dr Shalini Rajneesh and other officials were present.

Karnataka Rajyotsava is celebrated each year on November 1. It marks the state's formation, unifying Kannada-speaking regions under one banner in 1956 following the reorganisation of states on linguistic basis.