BENGALURU: Chief minister Siddaramaiah on Sunday was projected by the Maharashtra Congress and the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) as the man behind the stupendous victory of the party in Karnataka, that could turn the tide for the opposition parties at the 2024 Lok Sabha elections and the subsequent Maharashtra state elections.
Invited as the chief guest on the 298th Ahilya Devi Holkar, considered one of the more prominent faces of the Dhangar caste in Maharashtra or known as the Kuruba community in Karnataka, Siddaramaiah was lauded by NCP general secretary and Lok Sabha MP Supriya Sule as the one who has created a watershed moment in giving the opposition the confidence to defeat the BJP.