The exit of Siddaramaiah from the post of Karnataka Chief Minister into what could be a political sunset has a major echo with what happened with Janata Dal (U) leader Nitish Kumar, not just in exit routes prescribed but in the fact that their exits also signal the death of a particular political lexicon of socialist politics.
Both former Chief Ministers began political life as part of the big socialist rise during the anti-Emergency movement, and both got their first electoral victories from the socialist frame — Nitish Kumar as MLA on a Janata Party ticket from Harnaut in Bihar in 1985, Siddaramaiah also as MLA as the Lok Dal candidate from Chamundeshwari in 1983.
Published - May 28, 2026 11:52 am IST
Karnataka / politics / state politics / Indian National Congress / Bihar / Janata Dal (United)
Source: The Hindu - India News
