Siddaramaiah
Chief Minister, Karnataka
Party
Indian National Congress
In office since
20 May 2023
Tenure
3.3 years
Born
1948
✦ Education
B.Sc.
PES College of Arts, Science and Commerce, Mandya
LLB
JSS Law College, Mysore University
✦ Prior Role
CM Karnataka (2013–18); Deputy CM; Finance Minister of Karnataka
✦ Context & Governance Notes
Siddaramaiah is a dominant figure in Karnataka politics and a champion of the AHINDA (minorities, backward classes, Dalit) coalition. Congress won 135 of 224 seats in May 2023 overturning BJP's government. His tenure has prioritised the 'Pancha Garanthi' welfare guarantees including 200 units free electricity and free bus travel for women. However, the MUDA site-allotment case against him — involving his wife receiving land as compensation — led to ED/CBI investigations in 2024.
Quick Facts
- Full Name
- Siddaramaiah
- Role
- Chief Minister, Karnataka
- Party
- Indian National Congress (INC)
- Alliance
- INDIA
- In Office Since
- 2023-05-20
- Tenure
- 3.3 years
- Birth Year
- 1948
Sources
Education from EC affidavits; tenure data from official government records.