Bengaluru: After getting an absolute majority in 2013, Backward Community Leader Siddaramaiah was elected as the unquestioned chief minister by Congress.
Siddaramaiah, who took oath as the Chief Minister at Kanteerava Stadium in Bangalore in May 2013, is now going to ascend the throne of power for the second time, exactly after a decade, in 2023 as the 24th Chief Minister of the state.
Reason for Siddaramaiah to become CM: Siddaramaiah’s dream and desire to become the Chief Minister for the second time got in the way, but this time DK Shivakumar, who is known as the troubleshooter of the Congress, got in the way. So this time Congress won 135 seats, but it took 5 days for the high command to get the results and select the CM.
Siddaramaiah is popular as a leader who cares for the poor and the downtrodden. Support of most MLAs of Congress and Rahul Gandhi’s support for Siddaramaiah.
The CM and DyCM selection issue is finally resolved. But the current doubt is whether Siddaramaiah and DK Shivakumar will continue to work in harmony after two and a half years and whether Siddaramaiah will happily hand over the title of CM to DK Shivakumar without any problem or controversy.
A brief overview of Siddaramaiah’s political journey Born on August 3, 1947, in Siddaramahundi, Mysore district, into a backward Kuruba family,
Education: B.Sc., LLB Degree in Philosophy of Socialism, learning about ideologies influenced by Ram Manohar Lohia’s principles. Known as a good orator right from his school days.
Four decades of experience as an MLA: Contested and won the Chamundeshwari constituency in Mysore district from the Bharatiya Lok Dal and entered the Karnataka Legislative Assembly in 1983. Later, he joined the ruling Janata Party (later Janata Dal) and was recognised as a leader of the weaker sections of society.
Elected MLA from Chamundeshwari Constituency from 1983, 1989, 1994 to 1999, and 2004 to 2007. Then he left Chamundeshwari and contested from Varuna Constituency (from 2008 to 2018). In 2018, he contested Bagalkote’s Badami Constituency and was elected as an MLA. In 2023, he again contested in Varuna, won, and was elected as CM.
Backward Community Leader: A group that includes minorities, the backward, and Dalits
Siddaramaiah, the leader who took these communities into confidence and showed political strategy, won the trust of the high command in the Congress and developed. Siddaramaiah is another politician who gained popularity and an image like then-Chief Minister Devaraja Urs in the 1970s. Siddaramaiah is a politically influential leader of the backward class, opposite the Vokkaliga and Lingayat leaders, two popular and powerful communities in Karnataka.
