Siddaramaiah announces retirement from electoral politics, won’t contest 2028 polls

2 min readBengaluruUpdated: Jul 26, 2026 06:16 PM IST Former Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah Sunday announced his retirement from electoral politics, while promising to remain active in politics. “Since the political field is polluted, I will not contest in the 2028 Assembly elections. However, I will remain in active politics and be a voice for the people’s problems,” he said at a private event held at KR Pet, Mandya.Reiterating the decision in a post on X, he said that he was under pressure from voters of Varuna constituency in Mysuru district to contest polls again. “But I have decided not to contest any elections in the future. Earlier, people used to give us money to contest and win elections. Such a situation is no more,” he rued. Noting that he was 79 years old, he said that b