Politics corrupt, won’t contest polls any more: Siddaramaiah
In the past, when I contested elections, it was the people of the constituency who supported us financially and ensured our victory. But today, such a situation no longer exists.”He added: “I am now 79 years old. Our (Congress) government’s term has another year and a half remaining.
- ▪In the past, when I contested elections, it was the people of the constituency who supported us financially and ensured our victory.
- ▪But today, such a situation no longer exists.”He added: “I am now 79 years old.
- ▪Our (Congress) government’s term has another year and a half remaining.
2 outlets in our directory ran this story, first to last over 15 hours. All of the coverage we found sits in one bucket: centre. That one-sidedness is itself worth noticing.
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HomeNextPolitics corrupt, won’t contest polls any more: SiddaramaiahSiddaramaiah, the longest-serving Karnataka chief minister resigned on May 28, paving the way for DK Shivakumar to take over as CM.Updated on: Jul 27, 2026, 06:33:16 ISTBy Arun DevPrefer HTon GoogleShare viaCopy link Former Karnataka chief minister and veteran Congress leader Siddaramaiah announced on Sunday that he will not contest any elections in future, including the 2028 state assembly polls, citing advancing age, declining health and politics becoming “corrupted”.The Congress veteran said he will have completed 50 years in public life by the 2028 assembly polls.
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