Since 1991, Mangaluru, or the Dakshina Kannada seat, has continuously elected a BJP member to Parliament. This time the BJP has denied a ticket to its three-term MP and former state president Nalin Kumar Kateel and has fielded a young face, Captain Brijesh Chowta. The Congress has fielded Billava Padmaraj, who is a lawyer by profession
For centuries, vessels from different countries have been touching the shores of Mangalore, making the port city a hub of different cultures, traditions and languages