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Siddaramaiah

Siddaramaiah is an Indian politician and the current Chief Minister of Karnataka. A member of the Indian National Congress, he has been previously associated with the Janata Parivar and also Janata Dal (Secular). Apart from being the Chief Minister, he has held other important positions that include being the Deputy Chief Minister of Karnataka, Minister for Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Service, Minister of Finance, Minister of Transport and Minister for Sericulture. He joined Congress in 2013 and was appointed as the Chief Minister of Karnataka on 13^th May 2013 at Sri Kanteerava Stadium. He is known for being a socialist, atheist, secular and anti-caste. In his term, there are 12 cities that got a name change. He belongs to the Kuriba Gowda community and also leads the community.

Born on 12^th August 1948 in a remote village Siddaramanahundi in Mysore district of Karnataka, he was born to Siddaregowda and Boramma and belonged to a farming family. Siddaramaiah was born as the second of the five siblings and he belonged to the poor family. He did not have any formal schooling until the age of ten but he later started his education directly from fifth standard and then completed his B Sc and later completed his Bachelor of Law from Mysore University. After completing his education, he then became a junior lawyer under a lawyer Chikkaboraiah in Mysore and was associated with the district courts in Karnataka. While working as a law graduate in the district courts, a lawyer named Najunda Swamy spotted him and asked him to contest the election for the Mysore Taluka. He began his political career in 1978 and then got elected to the Mysore Taluka. In the 1983 legislative assembly elections, he contested on the ticket of Bharatiya Lok Dal and won the election surprising everyone from his victory. He then joined Janata Party and played an important role in the Kannada Surveillance Committee that was set up to supervise Kannada as the official language. He was also the first president of the surveillance committee. He was re-elected in the mid-term polls of 1985 from the same constituency and was then appointed as the Minister of animal husbandry and Veterinary Services. He later also handled other posts like Sericulture, Transport etc at different stages. In the 1989 assembly elections, Siddaramaiah lost the election to Congress leader M. Rajasekara Murthy. In 1992, he was then appointed as the Janata Dal Secretary General. He got elected again in the 1994 state elections and was then appointed as the Finance Minister of the state and was appointed as the Deputy Chief Minister of Karnataka in 1996 after J. H. Patel took oath as the Chief Minister in 1996. Siddaramaiah then joined the Janata Dal (Secular) after the split of the Janata Dal and became the president of the state unit. He tasted failure in the 1999 elections but in the 2004 elections, after JDS formed a coalition government with the Congress party, he was again appointed as the Deputy Chief Minister in the Dharam Singh government. There were differences formed between Siddaramaiah and Deve Gowda in 2005 resulting in the expulsion of Siddaramaiah from the party. He was then offered by both BJP and the Congress parties to join their party. He then joined Congress party after gaining mass support from the backward community in the state. He then won the 2006 Chamundeshwari bypolls held in December 2006 and won the election despite Deve Gowda, Yeduyurappa and Kumaraswamy campaigning against him. He again won the 2008 state assembly elections from Varuna constituency marking his fifth term as a Member of Legislative Assembly. He won the 2013 assembly elections and was then elected as the Chief Minister of Karnataka after achieving an absolute majority in the 2013 state assembly elections.

Siddaramaiah is an atheist and he took the oath in the name of “Truth” instead of “God”. He is married to Parvathi and the couple has two sons Rakesh and Yathindra. His elder son Rakesh died in July 2016 due to multiple organ failures whereas his younger son Yathindra is a doctor.

Congress Leader Siddaramaiah Slams BJP For Proposing Bharat Ratna For Savarkar
India.com News Desk | October 18, 2019 8:24 PM IST
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Congress Leader Siddaramaiah Slams BJP For Proposing Bharat Ratna For Savarkar
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Karnataka Assembly Session to Begin From Today, State Imposes Restriction on Media Coverage
India.com News Desk | October 10, 2019 8:22 AM IST
New Delhi: The winter session of the Karnataka Assembly is all set to begin from Thursday. It is exp...
Karnataka Assembly Session to Begin From Today, State Imposes Restriction on Media Coverage
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Centre Has Failed to Address Flood Situation in Karnataka: Siddaramaiah
India.com News Desk | September 29, 2019 9:47 PM IST
New Delhi: Congress leader and former Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah once again on Sunday sla...
Centre Has Failed to Address Flood Situation in Karnataka: Siddaramaiah
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2019-09-29T10:47:05+00:00
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Karnataka Phone-Tapping: CBI Raids Ex-Bengaluru Police Commissioner Alok Kumar
India.com News Desk | September 26, 2019 12:37 PM IST
New Delhi: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Thursday carried out searches at the residen...
Karnataka Phone-Tapping: CBI Raids Ex-Bengaluru Police Commissioner Alok Kumar
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'He Lacks Common Sense', Siddaramaiah Hits Back at K'taka BJP Chief For Suspecting His Role Behind Shivakumar's Arrest
India.com News Desk | September 9, 2019 2:40 PM IST
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'He Lacks Common Sense', Siddaramaiah Hits Back at K'taka BJP Chief For Suspecting His Role Behind Shivakumar
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2019-09-09T03:40:27+00:00
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Siddaramaiah Might be Behind DK Shivakumar's Arrest, Says Karnataka BJP Chief Nalin Kumar Kateel
India.com News Desk | September 8, 2019 4:32 PM IST
New Delhi: Karnataka BJP chief Nalin Kumar Kateel on Sunday said that former chief minister Siddaram...
Siddaramaiah Might be Behind DK Shivakumar's Arrest, Says Karnataka BJP Chief Nalin Kumar Kateel
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2019-09-08T05:32:44+00:00
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Meant it For BJP Not JD(S), Says Siddaramaiah in U-turn on 'Prostitutes Can't Complain About Dance Floor' Remark
India.com News Desk | August 31, 2019 5:27 PM IST
Bengaluru: Senior Karnataka Congress leader Siddaramaiah on Saturday did a u-turn on his shocking co...
Meant it For BJP Not JD(S), Says Siddaramaiah in U-turn on 'Prostitutes Can't Complain About Dance Floor' Rem
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2019-08-31T06:27:39+00:00
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Deve Gowda Never Even Let People From Own Caste Grow: Former Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah
India.com News Desk | August 23, 2019 3:13 PM IST
New Delhi: Former Chief Minister of Karnataka Siddaramaiah had slammed former Prime Minister of the ...
Deve Gowda Never Even Let People From Own Caste Grow: Former Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah
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2019-08-23T04:13:23+00:00
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Siddaramaiah Lashes Out at BJP, Accuses State Govt of 'Ignoring' Indira Canteen
India.com News Desk | August 17, 2019 2:38 PM IST
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Siddaramaiah Lashes Out at BJP, Accuses State Govt of 'Ignoring' Indira Canteen
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2019-08-17T03:38:25+00:00
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BS Yediyurappa Government Cancels Tipu Jayanti Celebrations in Karnataka; Siddaramaiah Says 'BJP People Aren't Secular'
India.com News Desk | July 30, 2019 5:35 PM IST
New Delhi: Former Karnataka Chief Minister and Congress leader Siddaramaiah on Tuesday slammed the n...
BS Yediyurappa Government Cancels Tipu Jayanti Celebrations in Karnataka; Siddaramaiah Says 'BJP People Aren'
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2019-07-30T06:35:27+00:00
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Karnataka Congress Rebel MLA MTB Nagaraj Back in Mumbai After Assuring to Stay Put
India.com News Desk | July 14, 2019 1:51 PM IST
Bengaluru: Hours after Congress' DK Shivakumar had expressed confidence that all the rebel Karnataka...
Karnataka Congress Rebel MLA MTB Nagaraj Back in Mumbai After Assuring to Stay Put
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2019-07-14T02:51:11+00:00
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Karnataka Crisis: Rebel MLA MTB Nagaraj Decides to Stay Back, Cong Sure More Will Follow
India.com News Desk | July 13, 2019 10:57 PM IST
New Delhi: Karnataka rebel Congress MLA MTB Nagaraj, who had hinted at reconsidering his resignation...
Karnataka Crisis: Rebel MLA MTB Nagaraj Decides to Stay Back, Cong Sure More Will Follow
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2019-07-13T11:57:00+00:00
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Karnataka Crisis: Governors Side With Defectors & Help Them Come Out of Congress, Says Ghulam Nabi Azad
India.com News Desk | July 9, 2019 9:42 AM IST
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Karnataka Crisis: Governors Side With Defectors & Help Them Come Out of Congress, Says Ghulam Nabi Azad
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Karnataka Crisis Deepens as JDS-Cong Numbers Drop, BJP Chooses to Wait And Watch
India.com News Desk | July 9, 2019 12:01 AM IST
Bengaluru: Karnataka continued to hog the limelight with resignation drama unfolding in the state th...
Karnataka Crisis Deepens as JDS-Cong Numbers Drop, BJP Chooses to Wait And Watch
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2019-07-08T13:01:33+00:00
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He Has Lost His Mental Balance, Says BJP Leader on Kumaraswamy's Outburst Against 'BJP Voters'
India.com News Desk | June 27, 2019 2:47 PM IST
New Delhi: A day after Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy lost his cool with workers of a state...
He Has Lost His Mental Balance, Says BJP Leader on Kumaraswamy's Outburst Against 'BJP Voters'
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2019-06-27T03:47:08+00:00
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Karnataka Allies in Trouble: JDS Doesn't Have a Chief, KPCC Stands Dissolved
India.com News Desk | June 20, 2019 1:04 PM IST
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Karnataka Allies in Trouble: JDS Doesn't Have a Chief, KPCC Stands Dissolved
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2019-06-20T02:04:56+00:00
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Siddaramaiah Could be Reason For my Suspension From Congress: Karnataka MLA Roshan Baig
India.com News Desk | June 19, 2019 12:48 PM IST
Bengaluru: Karnataka MLA Roshan Baig on Wednesday alleged that former chief minister Siddaramaiah co...
Siddaramaiah Could be Reason For my Suspension From Congress: Karnataka MLA Roshan Baig
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2019-06-19T01:48:55+00:00
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'Hindi Imposition Brutal Assault on States, No Need for Three Languages', Says Siddaramaiah
PTI | June 3, 2019 6:14 PM IST
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'Hindi Imposition Brutal Assault on States, No Need for Three Languages', Says Siddaramaiah
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2019-06-03T07:14:40+00:00
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'Kannada is an Identity, Imposition of Hindi is a Brutal Assault', Siddaramaiah Slams National Policy Draft
India.com News Desk | June 3, 2019 11:09 AM IST
New Delhi: Senior Congress leader and former Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Monday hit out...
'Kannada is an Identity, Imposition of Hindi is a Brutal Assault', Siddaramaiah Slams National Policy Draft
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'Operation Lotus' Fear in Karnataka Gains Momentum, Congress Leader Says Government Will Collapse Next Month
India.com News Desk | May 27, 2019 3:54 PM IST
The Congress-Janata Dal (Secular) coalition government in Karnataka got another jolt after a Congres...
'Operation Lotus' Fear in Karnataka Gains Momentum, Congress Leader Says Government Will Collapse Next Month
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2019-05-27T04:54:36+00:00
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