The richest candidates both from BJP and Congress who declared assets worth thousands of crores are facing stiff competition from opponents in their respective constituencies in Karnataka.Earlier, they had a cakewalk at their home turf. .
Shivakumar’s assets have seen a 44% increase from 2018, when he had declared Rs Rs 840 crore. As much as Rs 852 crore of the Rs 1,214 crore are linked to the market value of the Global Malls property in Bengaluru.