The upcoming Lok Sabha election in Mandya, Karnataka, is shaping up as a contest between H D Kumaraswamy, former Chief Minister representing JD(S), and Congress Venkataramane Gowda. It s framed as a battle between an "outsider" and a "local" by Congress. Mandya, a Vokkaliga stronghold, is pivotal for both parties.
Mandya is known for its rivalry between Congress and JD(S) for supremacy. The BJP too over the years has been putting in efforts to make inroads here. | Bengaluru News
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In the closely-fought Karnataka Assembly elections, where the Congress decimated the BJP and the JD-S with a historic mandate, the party also delivered a powerful performance in JD-S bastions of Tumkur and Mandya districts where it won 13 of .