With each Shivakumar, seven-time MLA and Ashoka six-time MLA hailing from Vokkaliga neighborhood, majority on this constituency, would add extra colour to this boring contest.
Ashoka, a sitting MLA from Padmanabhanagar constituency, is maybe probably the most formidable candidate fielded by BJP within the final a number of elections on this meeting phase, the place the get together’s vote share has been lower than 4%.
Shivakumar has gained this constituency each time since its inception in 2008 after delimitation, earlier than that he represented the erstwhile Sathanur seat 4 instances.
JDS has fielded Nagaraju this time as its candidate in earlier election, Narayana Gowda who acquired 47,000 votes is now with Congress.
Interacting with locals and villagers on this constituency, the place actual property is on increase, one will get a transparent concept that Shivakumar’s shadow looms giant over not solely the political panorama but in addition its financial panorama as properly.
Sridhar, an area who runs a small time meals joint, describes Shivakumar as the one chief within the constituency who supplies all of them assist when you want some help in medical therapy or jobs for your loved ones members he has assets to assist us.On the query how JDS, seen as Vokkaliga get together, is campaigning on this constituency, one would not get very enthusiastic solutions and native BJP leaders declare that the JD(S) chief HD Kumaraswamy offers it a miss due to a tactical understanding between him and Shivkumar.
Ashoka, dealing with an outsider tag and contesting from Padmanabhanagar, appeared to be going towards him.
The most vocal help for BJP will be heard in Lingayat localities of this constituency, having round ten thousand votes.
Local BJP employees additionally view the competition between Ashoka and Shivakumar as extra of a sport of margins.
With each Ashoka distributing his time in each constituencies and Shivakumar campaigning throughout the state, it’s their members of the family who’re making up for them of their absence.
