Image Building for Yediurappa’s Son
In Rajrajeshwari Nagar, the BJP is confident that their candidate Munirathna’s influence in the constituency will help him sail through the election. This former Congress MLA is one of the richest politicians in the state, and days before the polls, the Congress party has alleged that Munirathna freely distributed about 50,000 set-top boxes, each costing Rs 1,000, amongst voters in the constituency.
For the BJP, the focus is on Sira constituency. Although the party has appointed Deputy Chief Minister Govind Karjol as the leader in-charge of Sira, according to BJP sources, chief minister’s son Vijayendra is handling the campaign on the ground. For the Yediyurappa camp, which wants to project Vijayendra as the future face of the party in Karnataka, a…