Redrawing electoral map The political landscape across India is set to undergo a sea-change with the physical boundaries of most of the 543 Lok Sabha and 4,120 assembly constituencies being re-demarcated. Ramakrishna Upadhya, K Subrahmanya and Gayathri Nivas analyse the impact.
Gowda remains unfazed Janata Dal (S) supremo and quintessential politician H D Deve Gowda is not too perturbed about the delimitation exercise which has changed the contours of his home constituency, Hassan quite significantly.
Moneybags can play havoc Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee president Mallikarjun Kharge feels that the Commission should have respected the local tradition, sentiments and practical requirements while undertaking the delimitation exercise.
Blore packs power punch The shake up of electoral turfs in Bangalore City, to meet population and geographical parameters under the delimitation exercise, has upset several politicians.
Power shift in Sindhia's turf? P G R Sindhia, the suspended Janata Dal(S) MLA from Kanakapura, is now the general secretary of Janata Dal (Surendra Mohan), the breakaway faction opposed to Deve Gowda's leadership.
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