Mangaluru : JDS and Congress activists on Saturday celebrated the victory for Governor Vajubhai Vala inviting of the Congress-JD (S) alliance in Karnataka.

Congress workers, led by former MLA J R Lobo held a victory celebration outside District Congress Committee office. They burnt crackers and shouted slogans even as they received the news of JD(S)-Congress all set to form government. For the first time, Congress workers shouted slogans praising JD(S) president H D Kumaraswamy, who will be sworn in as the chief minister.

They celebrated the victory soon after B S Yeddyurappa announced his decision to resign as chief minister. Congress workers led by Lobo also shouted slogans praising party campaign committee head D K Shivakumar.