Will become Karnataka CM again, claims Siddaramaiah

Former Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiahexpressed hope that with the blessings of the people of the state he would once again take over as the CM, he said on Thursday.

While addressing a crowd in Hassan, Karnataka, Siddaramaiah said that the opposition came together to make sure he does not get the position for the second time. He also claimed that caste and money were becoming part of politics.

"I thought people will bless me once again and make me the chief minister. Unfortunately, I lost, but this is not the end. In politics wins and losses are common," he asserted, as quoted by ANI.

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After days of high-octane political drama and a floor test in the state assembly for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to prove majority, the power to form the state government was vested upon the Congress-Janata Dal (Secular) coalition under the leadership of HD Kumaraswamy.

The 69-year-old leader received flak from several senior party MLAs, who held him responsible for the Congress' performance, citing his complete authority in the selection of candidates and the Lingayat issue, they said.

Meanwhile, the police in Mysuru had registered an FIR against former CM Siddaramaiah for alleged involvement in a land de-notification case.

RTI activist N Gangaraju had charged Siddaramaiah and the officials of usurping government property and denotifying 30 guntas of land at Hinkal village near Mysuru.

He alleged that the land was denotified at the behest of Siddaramaiah and in 1997, he had purchased 10 guntas illegally and built a house in 1998 before selling it when he was Deputy Chief Minister.