Siddaramaiah Resigns: How Frequent Leadership Changes in Karnataka Have Shaped State Elections
मुख्य बातें
- •Siddaramaiah resigned as Karnataka CM on May 13, 2024, ending his five-year tenure.
- •His resignation follows a pattern of frequent leadership changes in Karnataka, often disrupting governance.
- •The Congress-JD(S) coalition faced multiple challenges, leading to the government’s collapse in 2020.
- •Karnataka has seen leadership instability in past decades, including the collapse of the BJP-JD(S) alliance in 2007.
- •The BJP has benefited from these instabilities, while the Congress struggles with internal divisions despite electoral wins.
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah announced his resignation on May 13, 2024, marking the end of his five-year term and setting the stage for a potential political realignment ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. His decision follows a pattern of frequent leadership changes in the southern state, each of which has had a significant impact on electoral outcomes and governance.
Siddaramaiah, a veteran Congress leader, took office in May 2019 after the party’s victory in the state assembly elections. His tenure was marked by welfare schemes such as the Gruha Jyothi and Anna Bhagya programs, which aimed to provide free electricity and food grains to economically weaker sections. However, internal party dynamics and growing dissent within the coalition government with the Janata Dal (Secular) led to his eventual decision to step down. The Congress-JD(S) alliance, which was formed after the 2019 elections, faced multiple challenges, including ideological differences and leadership rivalries, culminating in Siddaramaiah’s resignation.
