Karnataka Elections 2008
After months of President’s rule the political atmosphere in Karnataka is heating up again. The Election Commission of India has announced a timeline for the assembly elections.
From Karnataka Election Timeline:
Elections to the 224-member Karnataka assembly will be held in three phases on May 10, 16 and 22.
Counting of votes -May 25
So that’s roughly 35 days until election day. The common opinion about the 3 big parties is shared by almost all the pundits. JD(S) will be punished by the people for its tasteless brand of politics. The Congress party is trying to cozy up with people with their pro-farmer policies, but they cannot agree on a candidate for Chief Minister. The BJP is riding on a sympathy wave, having been wronged by the JD(S). But with elections, you never know how it’s going to turn out.
Over the next few posts, I’d like to follow the progress of the run-up to the elections. This special interest is due in part to Anjan, who chided me for not showing enough interest. Here’s a link to his blog where you can find coverage of some of the issues in this election season: http://risingcitizen.blogspot.com/.
People in Karnataka mostly vote for the party, and not for the person. I would like this to change. Toward that end, I’ll try to post something about the candidates themselves, at least in my own constituency viz. Uttarahalli Assembly Constituency – the southern part of Bangalore Urban.
Stay tuned! For smaller stories and links of interest, follow me on twitter: http://twitter.com/adarshbhat.