Karnataka elections: Central + Malnad

Karnataka will go to the polls on May 12. A victory is important for both the BJP and the Congress ahead of the Lok Sabha elections due next year. The state is divided into regions, among them is Central +

Malnad

, which comprised the Kodagu-speaking areas of Karnataka.


A look at how the Central + Malnad region voted in 2013.

Issues facing the state:
* Water scarcity
* Revival of Industries
* Untapped tourism biz
* Farm produce prices
* Diminishing forest cover

Times Now-VMR Survey
In

Central Karnataka

, BJP has made massive inroads winning 22 of the 35 seats. In 2013 assembly elections, BJP could get only 4 seats.

Congress’s numbers have gone down from 19 in last elections to 10 now, JDS settles for 3 seats.

Takeaway* Yeddyurappa not a liability