Bengaluru South retained by BJP’s Tejasvi Surya by a massive margin
Updated: Jun 4th, 2024
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BJP’s sitting MP Tejasvi Surya has managed a victory by a staggering lead of more than 2.68 lakh votes on the Bengaluru South Lok Sabha seat.
As BJP’s National Yuva Morcha chief Tejasvi Surya repeated his victory in the Bengaluru South Lok Sabha seat, the Congress was hoping that its candidate Sowmya Reddy may be able to reverse the trend.
The BJP has remained unbeatable in Bengaluru South since 1991.
Sowmya Reddy is a former MLA from the Jayanagar Assembly seat in Bengaluru and is the daughter of state Minister for Transport and Muzarai Ramalinga Reddy, who wields considerable influence in the area.
She lost the last Assembly election to a BJP candidate by a slender margin. By fielding her, the Congress hopes to challenge the BJP.
Congress had fielded BK Hariprasad in 2019 from Bengaluru South. But, Tejasvi Surya registered a thumping victory with a huge margin of more than 3.31 lakh votes.
In 2014, the Congress had put up Infosys co-founder Nandan Nilekani as its candidate, but again BJP won with a margin of more than two lakh votes.
With Tejasvi Surya emerging to be a promising leader at the national level as a voice of Hindutva, his proactive approach in the constituency, connecting with grassroots workers, the BJP camp was upbeat and sure of repeating the history.
Noted economist Venkatagiri Gowda wrestled the seat for the BJP for the first time in 1991. In 1996, former Union Minister late Ananth Kumar represented BJP and registered victories in five consecutive elections.
Following the untimely death of Ananth Kumar, BJP fielded Tejasvi Surya in 2019. He became BJP's youngest member in the Lok Sabha.
While the Congress hopes to make a mark this time , the BJP camp is confident that the Parliamentary seat, which is an urban segment, will again vote for Tejasvi Surya.
(With inputs from syndicated feed)
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