Siddaramaiah, who is set to join the Congress, submitted his resignation to the Assembly Speaker, Krishna. The Speaker immediately announced that he had accepted the resignation of Siddaramaiah.
Congress leaders D K Shivakumar, R V Deshpande and others accompanied Siddaramaiah when he submitted his letter of resignation.
Siddaramaiah represents Chamundeshwari Assembly constituency in Mysore city.
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