पूर्व प्रधानमंत्री एचडी देवगौड़ा, कर्नाटक के मुख्यमंत्री एचडी कुमारस्वामी, जम्मू-कश्मीर के पूर्व मुख्यमंत्री फारूक अब्दुल्ला सहित विपक्ष के कई अहम नेता समारोह में शिरकत कर सकते हैं|
Former prime minister and Janata Dal (Secular) leader HD Deve Gowda, Andhra Pradesh chief minister Chandrababu Naidu, his Karnataka counterpart HD Kumaraswamy and National Conference leader Farooq Abdullah were among the other opposition leaders who attended the ceremonies.