Although a BJP bastion, there is a close fight between the Congress and the BJP, with both the parties hoping that the winds will blow in their favour in coastal Karnataka region which covers Dakshin Kannada, Udupi and Uttara Kannada
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), known for springing surprises during elections, has done it once again in coastal districts of Karnataka by fielding new faces and denied the party ticket to five of its MLAs, of whom three are seniors.
With the announcement of Gururaj Gantihole, a partyman with strong RSS background, as its candidate from Byndoor in Udupi, the ruling BJP in Karnataka has presented four new faces from the coastal district, which was swept by the party in the 2018 Assembly elections.