Siddaramiah's quiet revenge on successor DKS and Rahul Gandhi
Just before stepping down as the Chief Minister of Karnataka, Siddaramaiah decided to accept a caste census report, pending since November 2025.
With this, he is leaving a ticking bomb for his successor, DK Shivakumar, and for Rahul Gandhi.
The report on the first caste survey (commonly referred to as caste census) in Karnataka has been ready since 2017, Siddaramaiah's previous term as the chief minister.
After returning to power in 2023, Siddaramaiah ordered a fresh caste survey, whose report was ready in 2025.
Political observers believe Siddaramaiah is attempting to leave office after firmly stamping his image as Karnataka's foremost backward-class leader.
But by accepting the report at this moment, he has also ensured that the burden of handling its consequences shifts entirely to DK Shivakumar.
KARNATAKA'S TRYST WITH TWO CASTE SURVEYS
Karnataka has conducted two caste surveys in the last nine years, both with Siddaramaiah at the helm in the state.
The Karnataka government under Siddaramaiah's first term as CM conducted a caste survey, led by H Kantharaj, and was completed and ready by 2017, but remained unimplemented for years due to political sensitivities, opposition from dominant castes like Lingayats and Vokkaligas, and technical issues such as missing original records and unsigned documents.
Successive governments, including the JD(S)-Congress and the BJP governments, avoided tabling the report amid fears of backlash over the survey's findings.
On Karnataka CM row, BJP MP & former CM,
Basavaraj S Bommai says, "...It will have impact on Congress party as well as in electoral politics of Karnataka.
Especially the backward classes will go against the Congress and it is a betrayal of backward classes by Congress party, especially Rahul Gandhi. He has been campaigning for OBC and has removed a OBC Chief Minister himself.
His crocodile tears for backward class has been exposed...They are disappointed and are reacting very sharply and saying that they are going to teach a lesson in the next general election at 2028...".
BJP MP & former CM, Basavaraj S Bommai says, "...Siddaramaiah, after completing his seven and half years almost eight years now he is resigning...From day one the date was fixed for period sharing between Siddaramaiah and D. K. Shivakumar and D. K. Shivakumar was making it very clear from day one that he is going to take over after 50% of the term.
He was edging him out in every day and every possible occasion.
Siddaramaiah did not have a period of peaceful governance.
Because of the mismanagement of the finances and difference of opinion, the governance was totally zero. Administration was totally failed as well as development was not to be seen and the debt of the government has increased four times.
Karnataka has been pushed back nearly 20 years because of the misrule of Congress and infighting of Congress especially between Siddaramaiah and D. K. Shivakumar for last three years".
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