Overview
- On January 7, he crossed more than 2,793 days in office across two terms, surpassing Devaraj Urs’s cumulative 2,792-day record.
- Speaking in Bengaluru, he credited voters for the milestone, said records are meant to be broken, and reiterated that the party leadership holds the final call on his continuation.
- Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar publicly congratulated him and dismissed talk of confusion in the Congress, as speculation over a power-sharing understanding continues.
- The BJP used the occasion to issue a lengthy attack on X alleging misgovernance, corruption and policy failures, claims Siddaramaiah rejected in comments to reporters.
- Supporters held celebratory feasts across the state, while the chief minister prepares a 17th budget and leans on a welfare-focused record often compared with Urs’s legacy.