Any Lingayat joining the Congress closer to polling day is a boost for the party which is desperately trying to woo the community back. After Savadi, many more Lingayat leaders from north K'taka are expected to switch sides, claim Congress sources
As assembly elections are nearing, the political scenario in Karnataka is heating up. The Congress, confident of getting a clear mandate, has taken up reverse 'Operation Lotus' and is attracting prominent leaders to its fold to the chagrin of .