<p>‘What all’ did he do to win the votes in the Lok Sabha elections. Yet, when the counting ended, the results were telling: He got not more than 1,514 votes. <br /><br />Having earned some reputation as a pro-Kannada activist, Vatal Nagaraj might have anticipated a defeat, but not in so dismal a fashion. <br /><br />Independents and lesser-known candidates such as C Madesh (2939 votes), DJ Muralidhara (3480 votes) and Ravi Kumara (3424 votes) fared much better. <br />Attempts to contact Vatal Nagaraj went in vain as he was ‘out of coverage area’.</p>
<p>‘What all’ did he do to win the votes in the Lok Sabha elections. Yet, when the counting ended, the results were telling: He got not more than 1,514 votes. <br /><br />Having earned some reputation as a pro-Kannada activist, Vatal Nagaraj might have anticipated a defeat, but not in so dismal a fashion. <br /><br />Independents and lesser-known candidates such as C Madesh (2939 votes), DJ Muralidhara (3480 votes) and Ravi Kumara (3424 votes) fared much better. <br />Attempts to contact Vatal Nagaraj went in vain as he was ‘out of coverage area’.</p>
