AAfter a wait of three years, DK Shivakumar is finally set to become the Chief Minister of Karnataka, the pinnacle of his political career which, unsurprisingly, started with defeat. In 1985, at the age of only 23, DKS lost his first assembly election in Sathanur to former Prime Minister, Janata Dal strongman HD Deve Gowda. Since then he has not lost any assembly election. After four decades and eight consecutive MLA terms, the long climb to the top post ended.