Kumar Bangarappa
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Madhu Bangarappa
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S. Kumar Bangarappa and his younger brother S. Madhu Bangarappa, sons of former Chief Minister S. Bangarappa, are combating in opposition to one another for Sorab, the constituency that the household has held in 12 of the 13 elections held since 1967.
While Mr. Kumar, 59, who’s contesting on BJP ticket, takes the identify of Prime Minister Narendra Modi usually in his marketing campaign speeches, Mr. Madhu, 57, argues that Mr. Modi has misplaced his allure and is no longer a vote-puller.
In the marketing campaign speeches, the elder brother talks of improvement initiatives he obtained sanctioned throughout his tenure and shares his imaginative and prescient for the constituency with voters. His younger brother retains mentioning the contributions of the Congress, significantly the schemes his father launched as Congress CM, in addition to the guarantees of the occasion in the course of the present marketing campaign.
Promises PM’s arrival
Addressing a group of individuals at Elavalli in Sorab taluk, Mr. Kumar mentioned a yr from now, Mr. Modi would come to Sorab to inaugurate Vistara Soudha, a complicated of presidency places of work being constructed at a value of ₹100 crore. “He will lay the foundation stone for the railway line that connects Talaguppa to Hubballi via Sorab and Avanatti. The improved connectivity will help people and improve economic activity,” he mentioned. Later, talking to The Hindu, Mr. Kumar mentioned that Mr. Modi had a imaginative and prescient for improvement of all States and areas. “We are following his vision. Sorab constituency will undergo a lot of transformation,” he mentioned.
On the opposite hand, Mr. Madhu, talking to The Hindu at his residence in Kubatur, mentioned: “Now BJP people cannot seek votes in the name of Narendra Modi. Go to some villages and ask people about the PM. Out of 10, more than eight show their anger. People have understood that playing on emotions is not good.” Further, he felt that Hindutva would no longer work in favour of the BJP. “I believe humanity will thrive. Many of people have come out of Hindutva. People would not believe if politicians go and talk about Pakistan in the election campaign,” he mentioned.
Seventh election
For the elder brother, who additionally served as Minister earlier, that is his seventh election. He served the constituency 4 instances within the Legislative Assembly. His younger brother received solely as soon as in 2013 as JD(S) candidate, although he has contested 4 instances to this point. Both have moved from one occasion to a different, as did their father, Bangarappa, a political stalwart, who’s remembered throughout the State for his varied pro-people schemes. Earlier, each spoke in opposition to one another on household points. However, now they want to deal with the other candidate as ‘political rival’.
“I cannot deny the fact that he is my anna (elder brother). But people of my constituency will decide if he is a good brother or not”, mentioned Mr. Madhu. On the opposite hand, Mr. Kumar mentioned: “He (Madhu) is my younger brother. He needs to mature politically. I wish leaders of the party teach him how to conduct the elections.”
