The politics and economics behind DKS's plan to make Bengaluru South: Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar recently suggested that Kanakapura taluk in Ramanagara district be merged with Bengaluru Urban district. Real estate value and geographical boundaries are at the heart of the controversy, as are electoral dynamics and a power struggle between the two Vokkaliga leaders, DKS and Kumaraswamy.