New Delhi: Ending the ongoing suspense, the Congress high command has finalised senior leader Siddaramaiah as the next Chief Minister of Karnataka.
This comes after three days of a cliffhanger between two party stalwarts – DK Shivakumar and Siddaramaiah after an emphatic 135-seat win in the May 10 Karnataka Assembly polls.
All you need to know about Siddaramaiah, the next Karnataka CM
- Born on August 12, 1948, the 75-year-old Siddaramaiah joined the grand old party in 2006 after his ouster from JD(S) of former Prime Minister Deve Gowda.
- Making his debut in the Assembly in 1983, Siddaramaiah got elected from Chamundeshwari on a Lok Dal Party ticket. He has won five times from this constituency and tasted defeat thrice. The former CM of Karnataka tasted defeat in the 1989 and 1999 Assembly elections.
- He was also Chairman of the KPCC Publicity Committee of Elections in 2008.
- Speaking of his education, Siddaramaiah graduated from Mysore University with B.Sc. Degree and later he studied Law.
Swearing in on May 20
Siddaramaiah’s swearing-in is likely to take place on Saturday (May 20).
The Congress made a stunning comeback in Karnataka, ousting the BJP. The grand old party bagged 135 seats, while the ruling BJP managed to bag just 66.