Bellary & Shikaripur - Political Centerpiece of the Election
The Bellary politics has taken a curious turn with Divakar Babu of JDS defecting to Congress. With this, the fight is between the Cong & BJP. eEllary which traditionally has been the Cong bastion went to BJP in the last election courtesy the BJP mining lords. This has casued considerable heartburn among the Congress since then & congress is pulling out every card to defeat the BJP in its own turf. There is also rumor that Congress has entered into a secret alliance with the JDS there by helping it in the elections. The JDS also wants BJP defeted because of the allegations of janardhana Reddy’s 150 crore scandal by the JDS. So BJP has been trapped by cong & JDS in both Bellary & Shikaripur. How far will this benefit the parties is a wait & watch game.