In Pictures | Siddaramaiah: From lawyer to Karnataka's longest-serving CM

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Political journeys are seldom linear, and the vocation of Siddaramaiah — who surpassed the grounds of D. Devaraj Urs to go the longest-serving Chief Minister of Karnataka — has been marked by melodramatic twists and turns implicit 4 decades of his governmental career.

Here are immoderate images from the AHINDA strongman’s travel of highs and lows successful Karnataka politics. 

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Siddaramaiah B, Minister of State, (Photographed during the Karnataka Assembly Elections, March 1985).

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A 1989 representation of Siddaramaiah (right) with his person recovered astatine his relative's location successful Siddaramanahundi colony successful Mysore territory connected May 10, 2013.

Taking the oath arsenic Minister for Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Services successful the Ramakrishna Hegde government, on with (far left) B.R. Yavagal, P.G.R. Sindhia and M.P. Prakash.

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Siddaramaiah seen with Chief Minister Ramakrishna Hegde.

A 1995 representation of a visibly bushed Chief Minister H. D. Deve Gowda being briefed by the Finance Minister Siddaramaiah astatine the Zilla Panchayat members meeting successful Bangalore astatine a symbolic "panchayat katte".

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Siddaramaiah taking oath arsenic Deputy Chief curate successful the beingness of Chief Minister J H Patel and Governor Kurshid Alam Khan successful 1996.

Siddaramaiah, presenting the State Budget for 1997-98 arsenic Deputy Chief Minister and Finance Minister of Karnataka, successful Bengaluru.

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Siddaramaiah arsenic JD(S) authorities president seen with H.D. Deve Gowda connected February 5, 2002.

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Former Prime Minister and JD(S) nationalist president H.D. Deve Gowda with Siddaramaiah, who was elected arsenic legislative enactment leader, aft the legislative enactment gathering successful Bangalore, connected May 16, 2004.

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Siddaramaiah, past State president of Janata Dal (S), waving to the crowd, successful beforehand of the H.D. Deve Gowda's residence astatine Padmanabanagar, successful Bangalore connected May 14, 2004.

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Siddaramaiah, past Deputy CM, browsing a paper carrying photographs of his swearing-in ceremonyin Bangalore connected May 29, 2004.

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CM Dharam Singh and Deputy CM Siddaramaiah aft the swearing successful ceremonial successful Bangalore connected May 28, 2004.

The Deputy Chief Minister and JD(S) State President Siddaramaiah accorded a rousing invited by his supporters connected his archetypal sojourn to Mysore aft assuming complaint arsenic Deputy CM successful 2004.

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S. Siddaramaiah getting acceptable to contiguous the State Budget for the twelvemonth 2004-05 successful Bangalore connected July 19, 2004.

Deputy Chief Minister Siddaramaiah collects donations for tsunami-hit victims arsenic portion of his padayatra successful Mysore successful January 2005.

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Opposition person Siddaramaiah, KPCC President R.V. Deshpande and others instrumentality a interruption during the padayatra from Bangalore to Bellary Padayatra successful July 2010.

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Siddaramaiah, announced Chief Minister elect, waves aft the Congress Legislative Party Meeting (CLP) astatine KPCC connected April 10, 2013.

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A protagonist flashes a tattoo of Congress person Siddaramaiah, adjacent his residence successful Bengaluru connected May 17, 2023.

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KPCC Chief Siddaramaiah (left) is sworn successful arsenic Chief Minister by Karnataka Governor H.R. Bhardwaj during the swearing-in ceremonial astatine Kanteerava Stadium successful Bangalore connected May 13, 2013.

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President of Congress enactment Rahul Gandhi and Chief Minister Siddaramaiah question astatine villagers and younker Congress members during a Padayatra astatine Ranebennur successful Haveri District connected October 10, 2015.

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Newly-elected Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, lawman CM DK Shivakumar, AICC President Mallikarjun Kharge, Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi, Tamil Nadu CM M K Stalin, Bihar CM Nitish Kumar, Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren, Himachal Pradesh CM Sukhvinder Sukhu and others during the oath ceremonial of Karnataka government, astatine Sree Kanteerava Stadium, successful Bengaluru connected May 20, 2023.

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Chief Minister Siddaramaiah issuing tickets to women passengers during the motorboat of 'Shakti' escaped autobus question strategy for women astatine Kempegowda Bus basal successful Bengaluru. Also seen Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar , Minister of Transport for Ramalinga Reddy.

Published - January 06, 2026 03:25 p.m. IST

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