Karnataka election 2023 Chamarajanagar constituency: Karnataka minister V Somanna is trailing behind Congress C. Puttarangashetty by more than 9,000 votes after twelve rounds of counting.
With strong anti-incumbency fuelled by a raft of corruption allegations in Karnataka, the BJP is now focusing on the region which has been the stronghold of its rival Janata Dal (Secular) or JDS - Chamrajanagar district in the Old Mysuru Region.