Karnataka assembly surveys: Congress, BJP in a repair over choice of SC prospects

BENGALURU: Both the governing BJP and primary opposition Congress seem dealing with an obstacle in picking prospects for assembly sections booked for Scheduled Castes in Bengaluru for the upcoming elections. Of the 28 seats in the city (consisting of Anekal), 4 are scheduled for SCs. The nationwide celebrations hold 2 each. While BJP represents CV Raman Nagar and Mahadevapura, Congress holds Pulikeshinagar and Anekal. Both are looking to wrest seats from each other, while keeping their own. And most current advancements have actually put them in dilemma. Pulikeshinagar is a Congress fortress. Akhanda Srinivasmurthy, the incumbent, won by protecting a record 77% vote share versus the JD(S) prospect in 2018. The seat is controlled by minorities– Muslims and Christians– and it would be a high order for BJP to wrest it. Congress is having a hard time to settle a prospect due to the fact that of the DJ Halli-KG Halli riots in 2020 throughout which Srinivasmurthy’s home was set on fire. Srinivasmurthy is viewed as a Siddaramaiah patriot, and he has actually regularly blamed previous mayor R Sampath Raj for the violence. Raj is backed by DK Shivakumar. Srinivasmurthy fell out of grace with the whole celebration management and his fans after he was seen to be hobnobbing with BJP after the occurrence. An area of functionaries think he needs to be rejected the ticket. Senior functionaries like previous KPCC president G Parame
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