<|begin_of_text|><|begin_of_text|><|begin_of_text|>Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has doled out sops and freebies to dalits, backward classes, minorities and economically weaker sections, considered the Congress’ vote bank, in the 2014-15 budget ahead of the crucial Lok<wm> Sabha and assembly elections.
Siddaramaiah, who is a former Jharkhand Raja and one-time State Congress president, has ensured a massive show of force to the ruling AP party in these areas for a smooth victory.
He gave out thousands of lakhs of crores of the promised sops to dalits in Karnataka in last year's budget to ensure their victory over BJP. However, he is set to lose power to the Congress from his own party in next year's assembly</wm> polls.
Siddaramaiah has promised thousands of crores of promised Rs 34,750