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The Karnataka Congress, led by D.{K}. Shivakumar, appears to be reaching out to all sections in Rajarajeshwarinagar constituency in Bengaluru for drumming up assist to counter BJP’s Munirathna, one of many MLAs whose defection to the saffron celebration led to the collapse of the JD(S)–Congress coalition authorities final 12 months.
Since the day of the submitting nomination papers by the celebration candidate Kusuma H., Mr. Shivakumar has been visiting the homes of outstanding folks within the constituency and looking for their assist.
Building community
Besides inducting almost 300 ward-level leaders from different events into the Congress within the final couple of days, Mr. Shivakumar has met Kannada actor Prem Kumar and his spouse, and Karnataka Rakshana Vedike president Narayana Gowda at their residences.
Sources within the Congress mentioned Mr. Shivakumar has been assembly households of outstanding social employees, artistes, and influential folks within the constituency for constructing a assist base reducing throughout social cleavages to problem the “money power” of Mr. Munirathna, the movie producer-turned-politician and the richest man within the fray going by the property declared.
Ms. Kusuma, spouse of deceased IAS officer D.{K}. Ravi, who stop lecturers, is testing political waters for the primary time, by dealing with Mr. Munirathna, who gained the final two Assembly elections on a Congress ticket. The celebration has been projecting the clear picture of Ms. Kusuma to garner votes of ladies and youth within the city constituency, which has a very good variety of Vokkaliga votes.
Women, followers backing
The D.{K}. Ravi Abhimanigala Balaga, headed by N. Murali Gowda, too has pledged its assist to Ms. Kusuma. Association members, who’re anticipated to keep again within the constituency until the polling on November 3, have determined to focus the marketing campaign by informing voters of the nice work accomplished by Ravi in Kolar and different districts when he was Deputy Commissioner.
The Mahila Congress,led by its president Pushpa Amarnath, held a protest in opposition to the BJP for a police case registered in opposition to “innocent” Ms. Kusuma for alleged violation of the mannequin code of conduct whereas submitting nominations.
On the opposite hand, Mr. Munirathna, who has banking on the assist of the BJP authorities and Ministers, has been creating a story of “development works” executed by him within the constituency to get votes. JD(S) candidate is V. Krishnamurthy, additionally a débutante and a Vokkaliga like Ms. Kusuma.
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