New Delhi: The present Member of Parliament and Chief of the BJP youth wing, Tejasvi Surya, is hoping for re-election on the esteemed Bangalore South Lok Sabha constituency. Nonetheless, the competitors appears stiff as Congress initiatives Sowmya Reddy who’s the daughter of the incumbent Transport Minister Ramalinga Reddy. Sowmya beforehand served as an MLA from Jayanagar. She narrowly misplaced the Meeting elections final yr by a margin of solely 16 votes.
Sowmya Reddy (Congress)
In an effort to problem the BJP’s dominance, the ruling Congress in Karnataka goes all in to assist Sowmya. Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and his deputy D Ok Shivakumar has come out and backed the candidate with full assist.
The Congress is counting on its 5 ensures. As Sowmya is the daughter of the Transport Minister, she highlights the ‘Shakti’ assure, which permits ladies to journey free of charge on non-luxury authorities buses statewide. Throughout latest roadshows, Sowmya engaged with ladies voters, and mentioned about their bus journey experiences.
Throughout her marketing campaign, Sowmya additionally emphasizes the opposite 4 ensures: ‘Gruha Lakshmi’, ‘Gruha Jyoti’, ‘Yuva Nidhi’, and ‘Anna Bhagya’. She contrasts the guarantees with the BJP’s tenure, questioning which model of ‘Achchhe Din’ voters choose.
Tejasvi Surya (BJP)
Like different BJP leaders, Surya highlights the developments made by the nation beneath Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s management over the previous decade in his interactions with voters. “Ten years in the past, whenever you take a look at the state of our economic system, the white paper very clearly mentions intimately the state of the nation’s economic system. We have been counted among the many most fragile economies on the earth. At present, we’re one of many prime 5 economies. This journey from fragile 5 to prime 5 captures how our establishments have been strengthened,” Surya mentioned.
Bengaluru South Lok Sabha Seat
Bengaluru South is the constituency with a major Brahmin inhabitants. Spanning eight Meeting constituencies, Bengaluru South has been a stronghold for the BJP since 1991. Within the 2023 Meeting elections, the BJP secured victories in 5 constituencies whereas the Congress claimed three. Notably, the Congress has solely received right here as soon as since 1977, when the late former Chief Minister R Gundu Rao emerged victorious within the 1989 elections.
