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Siddaramaiah’s resignation without drama doesn’t guarantee stability in Karnataka politics

Anyone familiar with Siddaramaiah’s political career knows that he does not react well to orders that threaten his power or legacy.

The first questions that came to mind following Siddaramaiah’s immediate decision to step down as Chief Minister of Karnataka at the high command’s orders were not ‘when?’ or ‘why?’ but, ‘how come?’

Anyone familiar with Siddaramaiah’s political career knows that he does not react well to orders that threaten his power or legacy. 

The 77-year-old Chief Minister, who has built a reputation for resilience and resistance, caved in at the pinnacle of his political career.  

In 1996, he challenged JH Patel being chosen over him as CM. In 2004, he questioned his former mentor HD Deve Gowda’s decision to make him deputy to Dharam Singh and deny him the top chair. This eventually led to a bitter fall out with Gowda, after which Siddaramaiah joined the Congress and then edged out veteran Congress leaders, first to become the Leader of the Opposition barely two years after joining and then Chief Minister in 2013. 

Even when he lost power in 2018 and forged an alliance with the Gowda-led Janata Dal (Secular), Siddaramaiah refused to cede power to his successor, HD Kumaraswamy, controlling the government from outside and even refusing to vacate the Chief Minister’s official residence, Cauvery. In 2023, he got his way again by........

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