Bengaluru: From a student activist in Kanakapura in Bengaluru South district to becoming Karnataka's 25th Chief Minister, D K Shivakumar's four-decade-long journey is marked by turbulence, triumphs and unflinching loyalty to the Congress party.
From the dusty lanes of Dodda Alahalli village, the 64-year-old leader survived electoral setbacks, imprisonment and endured a protracted struggle to reach the top post, he had long coveted.