Karnataka CM Kumaraswamy says was a backbencher during college days

Karnataka chief minister H D Kumaraswamy who formed a government with support from the Congress revealed some interesting traits about his personality while he was young during a ceremony at his alma mater National Degree College.

"I was a dadda (dimwit) and feared lecturers would shoot questions at me if I sat in the front bench. I always sat on the last bench,” Kumaraswamy said, according to a report in Times of India.

He was felicitated during the centenary celebrations of National Education Society of Karnataka. Kumaraswamy graduated in science from the collge.


The JD(S) leader became chief minister of Karnataka after the BJP-led government of B S Yeddyurappa resigned before facing a floor test in the Karnataka Assembly.

Kumaraswamy was quick to take the support offered by the Congress party and formed the government.