The Indian National Congress (INC) proclaimed Siddaramaiah as the Chief Minister of Karnataka. See Siddaramaiah’s full biography here.
Biography of Siddaramaiah
Siddaramaiah Biography: The recent Indian National Congress (INC) finally achieved election success after ousting Karnataka from the BJP. Ahead of the Lok Sabha elections in 2024, this is a major victory for the INC and the party is eager to keep its ship united, unlike last time, despite forming a coalition government, they forced to resign due to internal conflicts.
As the new minister, the INC has decided to select Siddaramaiah, who completed the entire term of the 22nd CM of Karnataka from 2013 to 2018. DK Shivakumar of the INC, who played a key role in the establishment of Karnataka’s 22nd CM. The previous coalition government formation between INC and JD(S) will be Deputy CM. Dive in to read Siddaramaiah’s full biography and learn more about his early life, background, education, family, political career and more.
Who is Siddaramaiah? Original life and background
- Siddaramaiah was born on August 3, 1947 in the remote village of Siddaramanahundi in the Mysore district of Karnataka.
- He belongs to a family of farmers, and his parents are Siddarama Gowda and Boramma.
- He did not enter formal school until the age of ten, but graduated with a Bachelor of Science and an LL.B from the University of Mysore.
- Siddaramaiah is the second child in a family of 5 siblings and belongs to the Kuruba Gowda community.
Siddaramaiah’s political career
- Siddaramaiah was known for his eloquence and outstanding rhetorical skills during his studies.
- He was working as a junior with a lawyer in Mysore when he was noticed by lawyer Nanjuda Swamy, who invited him to participate in the Mysore Taluka election. Siddaramaiah obeyed and succeeded.
- He then ran from Chamundeshwari constituency with Bharatiya Lok Dal ticket and joined the 7th Legislative Assembly of Karnataka in 1983.
- Siddaramaiah, from humble beginnings, surprised everyone with his victory and became a phenomenon in the Mysore region of Karnataka.
- He joined the Janata Party and became the first chairman of the Kannada Oversight Committee, established to oversee the implementation of Kannada as an official language.
- Siddaramaiah was re-elected in 1985 and was in charge of the Department of Livestock and Veterinary Services.
- His political career slowed down in the 1990s, and he often jumped from party to party while suffering multiple electoral defeats.
- He was the head of finance in the Janata Dal government, he was the party’s general secretary, and in 1996 he was appointed deputy minister.
- Siddaramaiah joined the Janata Dal (Secular) with HD Deve Gowda but lost the 1999 state election. However, he was appointed Deputy Minister in the INC-JD(S) coalition government in 2004.
- After disagreements with Deve Gowda, Siddaramaiah was expelled from the JD(S) and joined the Indian National Congress.
- He ran in the election from Varuna constituency in 2013 and became CM. Full missions from 2013 to 2018.
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