Bengaluru, June 21 -- Former Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Sunday described the appointment of BK Hariprasad as KPCC president as a "significant day" and pledged full support to him at the party's takeover ceremony.

Congratulating Hariprasad, Siddaramaiah thanked outgoing president DK Shivakumar for his work.

"As a Leader of Opposition and CM, and with Shivakumar as Deputy CM and KPCC chief, we put the state on the development path and honestly delivered on our manifesto promises," he said.

He noted that the Congress government implemented all five guarantee schemes, spending over Rs 1.4 lakh crore in three years. "The Opposition, including PM Narendra Modi, said we couldn't implement guarantees and that the treasury would g...