Bangalore South

Who is Tejasvi Surya? Youngest BJP candidate, supported by RSS, raises high nationalism pitch on social media

Tejasvi also becomes crucial to BJP's Karnataka plans given a sizable population of Brahmins and upper caste Hindus. But that aside, Bengaluru South has also been the base for RSS operations in the city for over two decades.

Lok Sabha election: BJP fields Tejasvi Surya from Bangalore South constituency, 28-yr-old was mentored by Ananth Kumar

Amid much speculation over the BJP's candidate for the Bangalore South Lok Sabha seat, the saffron party declared 28-year-old lawyer Tejasvi Surya for the constituency late on Monday night.

Karnataka results: BJP makes a recovery, wins 3, leads in 15 seats

Congress was leading in eight constituencies and JDS headed by former Prime Minister HD Deve Gowda in two as trends and results were available for all 28 seats in Karnataka.

Karnataka Live: Minister gets EVM shifted for vaastu, official transferred

All the key poll trackers thus far have given Congress the advantage. The NDTV – Hansa poll tracker predicts that Congress will win 14 of the 28 constituencies in the state, while the CSDS-IBN Lokiniti poll tracker shows Congress winning 10- 18 seats, BJP 6- 10 seats and JD(S) 4- 8 seats.

Peaceful and brisk polling in Karnataka, 10% turnout by 9 am

The three constituencies in Bangalore--South, Central and North saw enthusiastic voters queue up in good numbers in the initial hours.

Zero Rahul effect in Karnataka: Lacklustre Gandhi disappoints leaders

Unlike the ‘Modi wave’, which is prevalent in the BJP strongholds, the Rahul Gandhi effect is hardly being felt in Congress citadels, let alone in other parts of the state.

Nilekani may quit UIDAI by March-end to fight polls

Nilekani, whose name is doing the rounds for Bangalore South constituency, however, did not say when he will join Congress party.