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IN PHOTOS: Siddaramaiah resigns as Karnataka CM, ends tenure as state’s longest-serving chief minister

Updated On: 28 May, 2026 05:52 PM IST | Aditi Pawar

Siddaramaiah resigned as Chief Minister of Karnataka on Thursday after directions from the Congress high command, ending his tenure as the state’s longest-serving CM. He submitted his resignation in the presence of Deputy CM D K Shivakumar, cabinet ministers and senior party leaders amid weeks of speculation over a leadership change (Pics/PTI)

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Siddaramaiah and D K Shivakumar during a press conference after Siddaramaiah’s resignation announcement. Pic/PTI

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Siddaramaiah and D K Shivakumar during a press conference after Siddaramaiah’s resignation announcement. Pic/PTI
Siddaramaiah submitted his resignation to the Governor's Secretary in the presence of Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar, all cabinet ministers and other prominent party leaders

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Siddaramaiah submitted his resignation to the Governor's Secretary in the presence of Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar, all cabinet ministers and other prominent party leaders

Later, addressing a joint press conference in Bengaluru alongside Shivakumar and Home Minister G. Parameshwara, Siddaramaiah said: “I have submitted my resignation from the Chief Minister’s post to the Governor’s Secretary.”

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Later, addressing a joint press conference in Bengaluru alongside Shivakumar and Home Minister G. Parameshwara, Siddaramaiah said: “I have submitted my resignation from the Chief Minister’s post to the Governor’s Secretary.”

Siddaramaiah, 78, now joins an elite group of Karnataka politicians who have occupied the Chief Minister’s post more than once, including S. Nijalingappa, Veerendra Patil, D. Devaraj Urs, Ramakrishna Hegde, H.D. Kumaraswamy, and B.S. Yediyurappa

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Siddaramaiah, 78, now joins an elite group of Karnataka politicians who have occupied the Chief Minister’s post more than once, including S. Nijalingappa, Veerendra Patil, D. Devaraj Urs, Ramakrishna Hegde, H.D. Kumaraswamy, and B.S. Yediyurappa

Over the course of his career, Siddaramaiah contested 12 Assembly elections and won nine of them. He also holds the record for presenting 17 state budgets

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Over the course of his career, Siddaramaiah contested 12 Assembly elections and won nine of them. He also holds the record for presenting 17 state budgets

The two leaders also shared a warm embrace in front of party leaders and ministers gathered at the residence

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The two leaders also shared a warm embrace in front of party leaders and ministers gathered at the residence

The resignation follows a high-level meeting at the CM's official residence, 'Kaveri,' where Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar was seen paying respects to Siddaramaiah, a gesture interpreted as a symbolic passing of the torch

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The resignation follows a high-level meeting at the CM's official residence, 'Kaveri,' where Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar was seen paying respects to Siddaramaiah, a gesture interpreted as a symbolic passing of the torch

With Siddaramaiah stepping down from office, Karnataka politics now enters a new phase, even as his supporters describe his tenure as one of the most influential and transformative periods in the state’s political history

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With Siddaramaiah stepping down from office, Karnataka politics now enters a new phase, even as his supporters describe his tenure as one of the most influential and transformative periods in the state’s political history

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