<p>After weeks of spirited campaigning by political parties, voters from RR Nagar and Sira constituencies will exercise their franchise on Tuesday.</p>.<p>As many as 6.75 lakh voters are eligible to exercise their franchise during the day, in a poll where both ruling and opposition parties have set their expectations high.</p>.<p>Bypolls to RR Nagar constituency was necessitated following the resignation of Muniratna as Congress MLA in 2019. The election in Sira was announced due the demise of JD(S)’ B Sathyanarayana in August this year. Muniratna is now the BJP candidate from RR Nagar and is pitted against Congress candidate H Kusuma and JD(S)’ V Krishnamurthy.</p>.<p>At Sira, Congress candidate T B Jayachandra is hoping for a seventh victory but is facing a tough contest from two debutantes. JD(S) has fielded Ammajamma, wife of the late MLA Sathyanarayana as a candidate, while BJP has fielded Dr CM Rajesh Gowda, son of former Congress MP C P Mudalagiriyappa.</p>.<p>While the poll outcome is immaterial to the BJP, since it enjoys a clear majority, the results are expected to be a reflection of the public sentiment regarding the state government. In Congress, D K Shivakumar is facing his first election as KPCC president and has made all efforts to secure a victory in both the constituencies, with his brother and Congress MP DK Suresh camped at RR Nagar.</p>.<p>Sira is expected to witness a three-way contest, but the prospects of JD(S) bolstered after JD(S) supremo campaigned for almost a week in the constituency.</p>
<p>After weeks of spirited campaigning by political parties, voters from RR Nagar and Sira constituencies will exercise their franchise on Tuesday.</p>.<p>As many as 6.75 lakh voters are eligible to exercise their franchise during the day, in a poll where both ruling and opposition parties have set their expectations high.</p>.<p>Bypolls to RR Nagar constituency was necessitated following the resignation of Muniratna as Congress MLA in 2019. The election in Sira was announced due the demise of JD(S)’ B Sathyanarayana in August this year. Muniratna is now the BJP candidate from RR Nagar and is pitted against Congress candidate H Kusuma and JD(S)’ V Krishnamurthy.</p>.<p>At Sira, Congress candidate T B Jayachandra is hoping for a seventh victory but is facing a tough contest from two debutantes. JD(S) has fielded Ammajamma, wife of the late MLA Sathyanarayana as a candidate, while BJP has fielded Dr CM Rajesh Gowda, son of former Congress MP C P Mudalagiriyappa.</p>.<p>While the poll outcome is immaterial to the BJP, since it enjoys a clear majority, the results are expected to be a reflection of the public sentiment regarding the state government. In Congress, D K Shivakumar is facing his first election as KPCC president and has made all efforts to secure a victory in both the constituencies, with his brother and Congress MP DK Suresh camped at RR Nagar.</p>.<p>Sira is expected to witness a three-way contest, but the prospects of JD(S) bolstered after JD(S) supremo campaigned for almost a week in the constituency.</p>
