Bengaluru, May 28 -- Siddaramaiah on Thursday announced his resignation from the post of Karnataka Chief Minister.

Chief Minister Siddaramaiah tendered resignation to his post to Governor's Special Secretary Prabhushankar at Lok Bhavan.

Addressing a press conference in Bengaluru, Siddaramaiah, flanked by Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar expressed confidence that his resignation would be accepted by the governor soon after he returns to Lok Bhavan.

Karnataka Governor Thavarchand Gehlot is out of the state and is returning tonight.

He maintained that it was the responsibility of the Governor to accept the resignation once it is submitted and make way for the next chief minister to assume office.

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