Siddaramaiah: Metamorphosis of Janata Pariwar man into Congress
CM  PTI May 13, 2013, 01.02PM IST (Rooted in 'Janata Pariwar'…)
BANGALORE: A man rooted in 'Janata Pariwar' for two-and-half-
decades and known for strident anti-Congress stance, it has been
a remarkable turn-around for Siddaramaiah, who was sworn in as
Karnataka's 22nd Chief Minister today.  From early 1980s to
2005, Siddaramaiah who comes from a poor farmer's family, was a
die-hard anti-Congressman but his ouster from JDS of former
Prime Minister Deve Gowda brought him to political cross-roads.
Joining the Congress less than seven years ago, he has today
realised his life-time ambition, another example that patience
and perseverance eventually pays.  After the fractured verdict
in 2004, the Congress and JDS formed a coalition government,
with Siddaramaiah, then in JDS, being made deputy Chief Minister
with Congress' N Dharam Singh becoming Chief Minister.
Siddaramaiah holds the grouse that he had the opportunity to
become Chief Minister but G