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

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

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A 1989 picture of Siddaramaiah (right) with his friend found at his relative’s home in Siddaramanahundi village in Mysore district on May 10, 2013.

Taking the oath as Minister for Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Services in the Ramakrishna Hegde government, along 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 image of a visibly tired Chief Minister H. D. Deve Gowda being briefed by the Finance Minister Siddaramaiah at the Zilla Panchayat members
meeting in Bangalore at a symbolic “panchayat katte”.

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Siddaramaiah taking oath as Deputy Chief minister in the presence of Chief Minister J H Patel and Governor Kurshid Alam Khan in 1996.

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

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Siddaramaiah as JD(S) state president seen with H.D. Deve Gowda on February 5, 2002.

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Former Prime Minister and JD(S) national president H.D. Deve Gowda with Siddaramaiah, who was elected as legislative party leader, after the legislative party meeting in Bangalore, on May 16, 2004.

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Siddaramaiah, then State president of Janata Dal (S), waving to the crowd, in front of the H.D. Deve Gowda’s residence at Padmanabanagar, in Bangalore on May 14, 2004.

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Siddaramaiah, then Deputy CM, browsing a newspaper carrying photographs of his swearing-in ceremonyin Bangalore on May 29, 2004.

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CM Dharam Singh and Deputy CM Siddaramaiah after the swearing in ceremony in Bangalore on May 28, 2004.

The Deputy Chief Minister and JD(S) State President Siddaramaiah accorded a rousing welcome by his supporters on his first visit to Mysore after assuming charge as Deputy CM in 2004.

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S. Siddaramaiah getting ready to present the State Budget for the year 2004-05 in Bangalore on July 19, 2004.

Deputy Chief Minister Siddaramaiah collects donations for tsunami-hit victims as part of his padayatra in Mysore in January 2005.

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Opposition leader Siddaramaiah, KPCC President R.V. Deshpande and others take a break during the padayatra from Bangalore to Bellary Padayatra in July 2010.

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Siddaramaiah, announced Chief Minister elect, waves after the Congress Legislative Party Meeting (CLP) at KPCC on April 10, 2013.

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A supporter flashes a tattoo of Congress leader Siddaramaiah, near his residence in Bengaluru on May 17, 2023.

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KPCC Chief Siddaramaiah (left) is sworn in as Chief Minister by Karnataka Governor H.R. Bhardwaj during the swearing-in ceremony at Kanteerava Stadium in Bangalore on May 13, 2013.

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President of Congress party Rahul Gandhi and Chief Minister Siddaramaiah wave at villagers and youth Congress members during a Padayatra at Ranebennur in Haveri District on October 10, 2015.

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Newly-elected Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, deputy 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 ceremony of Karnataka government, at Sree Kanteerava Stadium, in Bengaluru on May 20, 2023.

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Chief Minister Siddaramaiah issuing tickets to women passengers during the launch of ‘Shakti’ free bus travel scheme for women at Kempegowda Bus stand in Bengaluru. Also seen Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar , Minister of Transport for Ramalinga Reddy.