Siddaramaiah: Difference between revisions

{{short description|Former chief minister of Karnataka, India}}

{{BLP sources|date=August 2021}}

| image              = File:Siddaramaiah (cropped).png

| image_size          = 230px

| caption            = Siddaramaiah as CM in 2017

| office5             = [[Karnataka Legislative Assembly|Member of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly]]

| constituency5       = [[Badami (Vidhana Sabha constituency)|Badami]]

| term_start5         = 2018

| predecessor5       = [[B B Chimmanakatti]]

| constituency6       = [[Varuna (Vidhana Sabha constituency)|Varuna]]

| term6               = 2008 - 2018

| predecessor6       = ''Seat established''

| successor6         = [[Yathindra Siddaramaiah]]

| term7              = 2004 - 2007

| predecessor7        = [[A. S. Guruswamy]]

| successor7          = [[M. Satyanarayana]]

| constituency8      = [[Chamundeshwari (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Chamundeshwari]]

| term8              = 1994 - 1999

| predecessor8        = [[M. Rajasekara Murthy]]

| successor8          = [[A. S. Guruswamy]]

| constituency9      = [[Chamundeshwari (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Chamundeshwari]]

| term9              = 1983 - 1989

| predecessor9       = [[D. Jayadevaraja Urs]]

| successor9         = [[M. Rajasekara Murthy]]

| constituency4      = [[Chamundeshwari (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Chamundeshwari]]

| office3            = [[Deputy Chief Minister of Karnataka]]

| 1blankname4         = [[List of Chief Ministers of Karnataka|Chief Minister]]

| 1namedata4         = [[J. H. Patel]]

| predecessor4       = [[J. H. Patel]]

| party              = [[Indian National Congress]] <small>(since {{age in years and days|22 Jul 2006}})</small>

| office              = [[List of Chief Ministers of Karnataka|22nd]] [[Chief Minister of Karnataka]]

| governor            = [[H. R. Bhardwaj]]<br/>[[Konijeti Rosaiah]]<br/>[[Vajubhai Vala]]

| predecessor        = [[Jagadish Shettar]]

| successor          = [[B. S. Yediyurappa]]

| office1            = [[List of leaders of the opposition in Karnataka Legislative Assembly|Leader of Opposition<br/>Karnataka Legislative Assembly]]

| term_start2        = 8 June 2009

| term_end2          = 12 May 2013

| predecessor2        = [[Mallikarjun Kharge]]

| successor2          = [[H. D. Kumaraswamy]]

| birth_date          = {{birth date and age|1948|08|12|df=y}}

| birth_place        = [[Varuna, Mysore|Siddaramana Hundi]], [[Mysore State]], [[Dominion of India]] <!-- He was born in the Union of India or the Dominion of India, not in the Republic of India, don't revert the change -->  <br/>(now in [[Karnataka]], [[India]])

| otherparty          = *[[All India Progressive Janata Dal]] {{small|(2005 – 2006)}}

*[[Janata Dal (Secular)]] {{small|(1999 – 2005)}}

*[[Janata Dal]] {{small|(1988 – 1999)}}

*[[Janata Party]] {{small|(1984 – 1988)}}

*[[Independent (Politician)|Independent]] {{small|(until 1984)}}

| spouse              = Parvathi

| children            = {{plain list|

* Rakesh, [[Yathindra Siddaramaiah|Yathindra]]}}

'''Siddaramaiah'''<!-- Please discuss in the talk page before adding any intials as a part the subject's name. --> (born 03 August 1948),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://affidavitarchive.nic.in/Affidavit/AE2004_Affidavits/karnataka/117/Siddaramaiah/Siddaramaiah_SC1.html|title=Siddaramaiah's affidavit|access-date=6 April 2004}}</ref> also referred to by his nickname '''Siddu''',{{Efn|Sources calling the subject Siddu<ref>{{Cite web|title=CM Siddu confident of winning in coming election – Mysuru Today|url=https://citytoday.news/tag/cm-siddu-confident-of-winning-in-coming-election/|access-date=2021-08-09|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Vishwanath backs Ibrahim, says many are not happy with CM Siddu|url=http://www.coastaldigest.com/vishwanath-backs-ibrahim-says-many-are-not-happy-cm-siddu|access-date=2021-08-09|website=coastaldigest.com - The Trusted News Portal of India|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Citation|title=Big Kannada push ahead of polls; CM Siddu appeases pro Kannada outfits|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yAUQbqDvPGQ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/yAUQbqDvPGQ |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|language=en|access-date=2021-08-09}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Karnataka CM Siddu's 'Bhagya' budgets swell debt burden to Rs 2.86 lakh crore|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/karnataka/2018/feb/17/karnataka-cm-siddus-bhagya-budgets-swell-debt-burden-to-rs-286-lakh-crore-1774579.html|access-date=2021-08-09|website=The New Indian Express}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=CM Siddu to Modi: Give Bharat Ratna to Siddaganga seer|url=https://newsable.asianetnews.com/karnataka/cm-siddu-to-modi-give-bharat-ratna-to-siddaganga-seer|access-date=2021-08-09|website=Asianet News Network Pvt Ltd|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=shastri|first=vittal|date=2018-05-06|title=Get famous, elect your next CM: Siddu to Badami|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/politics/060518/get-famous-elect-your-next-cm-siddu-to-badami.html|access-date=2021-08-09|website=Deccan Chronicle|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-02-22|title=Hegde was my political guide, not Deve Gowda, says CM Siddu|url=https://starofmysore.com/hegde-political-guide-not-deve-gowda-says-cm-siddu/|access-date=2021-08-09|website=Star of Mysore|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=UP BJP loses 3rd MLA to Covid – Mysuru Today|url=https://citytoday.news/up-bjp-loses-3rd-mla-to-covid/|access-date=2021-08-09|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Kannada|first=TV9|date=2021-05-02|title=FMR CM Siddu: ಆರೋಗ್ಯ ಸಚಿವರಿಗೇ ಫೋನ್ ಮಾಡಿದ್ದೀನಿ ಆದ್ರೂ ರೆಮ್ಡಿಸಿವರ್ ಇಂಜೆಕ್ಷನ್ ಸಿಗಲಿಲ್ಲ|url=https://tv9kannada.com/karnataka/fmr-cm-siddaramaiah-says-health-minister-dr-k-sudhakar-doesnt-pick-his-calls-anj-220296.html|access-date=2021-08-09|website=TV9 Kannada|language=kn}}</ref>}} Siddaramaiah served as Chief Minister of Karnataka between 2013 and 2018 and currently serving as the leader of the opposition in Karnataka Legislative Assembly since 9 December 2019. He is a member of [[Congress Working Committee]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/cwc-membership-means-its-a-triple-role-for-siddaramaiah/article24455057.ece|title=CWC membership means it's a triple role for Siddaramaiah|last=Prabhu|first=Nagesh|date=2018-07-19|work=The Hindu|access-date=2018-08-07|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/karnataka/2018/jul/18/siddaramaiah-enters-national-stage-with-congress-working-committee-entry-1844934.html|title = Siddaramaiah enters national stage with Congress Working Committee entry}}</ref> Currently, he is a leader in the [[Indian National Congress]] party,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mysuru/im-sidda-rama-and-100-hindu-karnataka-cm-siddaramaiah/articleshow/59615322.cms|title=I'm Sidda-Rama and 100% Hindu: Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah|website=[[The Times of India]] }}</ref>

 

Siddaramaiah was a member of various [[Janata Parivar]] factions for several years.<ref name="dna">{{cite news

| location=[[Mysore]]}}</ref> Earlier, as a [[Janata Dal (Secular)]] leader, he was the deputy chief minister of Karnataka on two occasions. On 13 May 2013 he was sworn in as the chief minister of [[Karnataka]].<ref>{{cite web

|url=http://southmonitor.com/siddaramaiah-sworn-in-as-karnataka-chief-minister|publisher=Southmonitor.com}}</ref> He has presently continued as the opposition leader of Karnataka despite his resignation, which was not accepted at higher levels and continued his tenure.<ref name="bs">{{cite news

==Early life and career==

</ref> He had no formal schooling until he was ten but went on to do his [[Bachelor of Science|B. Sc]]. and [[LL.B]]. from [[Mysore University]].<ref>{{cite web|title=K Siddaramaiah Biography|url=https://www.elections.in/political-leaders/k-siddaramaiah.html|access-date=27 Aug 2021}}</ref> He is the second among five siblings and he belongs to [[Kuruba|Kuruba Gowda/ Shepherd]] community.<ref name="bennur">{{cite news|author=Bennur|first=Shankar|date=11 May 2013|title=Siddaramanahundi celebrates elevation of its proud son|work=The Hindu|location=Siddaramanahundi|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/siddaramanahundi-celebrates-elevation-of-its-proud-son/article4703483.ece|access-date=11 May 2013}}</ref>

Before 1978, he began political career when Nanjunda Swamy, a lawyer in [[Mysore]], spotted him at the district courts as a law graduate. He was asked to contest and was elected to the Mysore Taluka. He contested on a [[Bharatiya Lok Dal]] ticket from [[Chamundeshwari (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Chamundeshwari constituency]] and entered the 7th [[Karnataka Legislative Assembly]] in 1983. This was a surprise victory for all and it earned him a name and fame in the Old Mysore region.{{Citation needed|date=August 2021}}

Later he joined the ruling [[Janata Party]] and became the first president of the Kannada Surveillance Committee (Kannada Kavalu Samiti), set up to supervise the implementation of [[Kannada]] as an official language. During the mid-term polls in 1985, Siddaramaiah was re-elected from the same constituency and became Minister for Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Services. In Chief Minister [[Ramakrishna Hegde]]'s government, he handled diverse portfolios such as Sericulture, Animal Husbandry and Transport at different stages.<ref name=":1">http://kla.kar.nic.in/assembly/member/14thWhoSwho/6.pdf {{Bare URL PDF|date=January 2022}}</ref>

In 2005, after differences with H. D. Deve Gowda, Siddaramaiah was expelled from JD (S). He wanted to form a regional party "ABPJD" in the state after quitting the JD (S), but he did not because regional parties formed earlier in Karnataka had not survived.<ref name="IANS">{{cite news

| location=Bangalore}}</ref> He subsequently garnered mass support from the backward classes and joined the Congress at a large public meeting held in Bangalore, in [[Sonia Gandhi]]'s presence. He won the [[Chamundeshwari (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Chamundeshwari]] bypolls held in December 2006, by a margin of 257 votes against M. Shivabasappa of JD (S), despite a fierce campaign against him by Deve Gowda, Chief Minister Kumaraswamy and Deputy Chief Minister Yeddyurappa in the constituency.<ref name="toi" /> In the 2008 state Assembly elections, he contested from [[Varuna (Vidhana Sabha constituency)|Varuna]] Constituency and was re-elected for the fifth time.<ref>{{cite web |title=Shri.SIDDARAMAIAH, 22nd Chief Minister of Karnataka is a strong Congressman|url=http://www.karnatakapcc.com/chief-minister/|access-date=27 Aug 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Karnataka 2008|url=https://myneta.info/karnatka2008/candidate.php?candidate_id=1837|work= myneta.info|access-date=27 Aug 2021}}</ref>

|url=https://www.financialexpress.com/india-news/karnataka-assembly-bypolls-results-live-updates-bs-yediyurappa-bjp-karnataka-government-congress-jds-siddaramaiah-kumaraswamy/1788185/lite/|title=Karnataka Bypoll Results 2019 Updates: Big win for Yediyurappa, BJP sweeps 12 of 15 seats|date=9 December 2019|work=Financial Express|access-date=15 January 2020}}</ref> This was a major setback for his leadership and differences arose among his own party members questioning his leadership.<ref>{{cite web

|url=https://www.timesofindia.com/city/bengaluru/will-win-a-minimum-of-12-of-15-assembly-seats-in-bypolls-siddaramaiah/amp_articleshow/72026226.cms |date=26 October 2019|work=The Times of India|access-date=15 January 2020}}</ref> Thus Siddaramaiah resigned as the Leader of the CLP and the Leader of opposition of the [[Karnataka Legislative Assembly]] on 9 December.<ref>{{cite web

Siddaramaiah was elected as Chief Minister after Congress adopted secret balloting to select the new chief minister.<ref name="secret_ballot">{{cite news

He led the [[Indian National Congress]] to victory by achieving an absolute majority of 122/224 seats in the [[2013 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|2013 Legislative Assembly election]].<ref>[http://www.newskarnataka.com/bangalore/Siddaramaiah-rated-fourth-most-popular-Chief-Minister-in-the-country/ Siddaramaiah rated fourth most popular Chief Minister in the country]</ref>

On 15 May 2018, he resigned from his position of the [[List of Chief Ministers of Karnataka|Chief minister of Karnataka]], respecting the verdict of the [[2018 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/siddaramaiah-resigns-after-cong-defeat-in-karnataka-polls/articleshow/64176243.cms|title=Siddaramaiah resigns after Cong defeat in Karnataka polls - Times of India ►|work=The Times of India|access-date=2018-05-15}}</ref> He also became the first chief minister of Karnataka to serve full 5 years term in 40 years, and the second in the history of the southern state after [[D. Devaraj Urs|Devaraj Urs]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/siddaramaiah-becomes-first-karnataka-cm-in-40-years-to-finish-full-term-1199645-2018-03-28|title=Siddaramaiah becomes first Karnataka CM in 40 years to finish full term|website=India Today|language=en|access-date=2018-05-15}}</ref> He also holds the record of presenting state budget 13 times as a finance minister in [[Government of Karnataka]]. Despite allegations of mounting debt on state exchequer by the opposition, he is known for maintaining fiscal prudence within the ambit of Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management Act of the state.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.economictimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/siddaramaiah-to-present-record-13th-state-budget-on-friday/amp_articleshow/62921152.cms |title = Latest Business and Financial News : The Economic Times on mobile}}</ref>

==Personal life==

Siddaramaiah is [[Mononymous person|mononymous]]. Siddaramaiah is married to Parvathi and had two sons. His elder son, Rakesh, seen as his father's heir in politics, died of multiple organ failure in 2016 at the age of 38.<ref>{{cite news | url = http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/rakesh-siddaramaiah-karnataka-cm-siddaramaiah-passes-away-2944486/ | title = Rakesh Siddaramaiah, Karnataka CM's son, dies in Belgium | newspaper = [[The Indian Express]] | location = [[New Delhi]] | date = 2016-07-30 | access-date = 2016-07-31 }}</ref> The surviving son, Yathindra, contested the 2018 Legislative Assembly elections and won from the seat of [[Varuna (Vidhana Sabha constituency)|Varuna]] in Mysuru, formerly his father's seat, by over 45,000 votes.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.news18.com/assembly-elections-2018/karnataka/varuna-election-result/|title=Varuna Election Result 2018 Live: Varuna Assembly Elections Results (Vidhan Sabha Polls Result)|website=News18|access-date=2020-02-05}}</ref>

Siddaramaiah has stated on record that he is an atheist,<ref>{{cite news | url = http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/Siddaramaiah-to-file-defamation-case-against-Yeddyurappa/article15130667.ece | title = Siddaramaiah to file defamation case against Yeddyurappa | newspaper = The Hindu | date = 2011-02-01 | access-date = 2017-11-07 }}</ref> though he has more recently clarified his public stance on the subject: "Word has spread that I am an atheist, which I am not. I am spiritual -- I have participated in festivities as child. I have visited some of the popular pilgrimage centres. But I am definitely against superstition, as I view everything from science point of view,".<ref>{{cite news | url = http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/im-not-an-atheist-says-karnata-chief-minister-siddaramaiah/1/602892.html | title = I'm not an atheist says Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah | newspaper = Mail Today | date = 2016-02-23 | access-date = 2017-11-07 }}</ref>

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