Old Mysuru region has been a Vokkaliga bastion who constitute about 15 per cent of the population. (File) Old Mysuru region has been a Vokkaliga bastion who constitute about 15 per cent of the population. The CM, though, won in his other seat Badami, which falls in the Mumbai Karnataka region and was pitted against BJP strongman Sreelamulu. However, the BJP upset JD(S)’ calculations in Hassan, where the saffron party candidate Preetham Gowda won by more than 13,000 votes. In 2013, the party won a mere two seats – its tally was even below the ‘others’.

Source: Indian Express May 15, 2018 07:15 UTC