Nikhil Kumaraswamy, grandson of former Prime Minister and veteran JD(S) chief H.D. Deve Gowda, and son of ex-Karnataka Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy, is on the point of contest the May 10 Assembly elections from Ramanagara. The Deve Gowda household`s grand plan of launching Nikhil Kumaraswamy in politics had failed in 2019, when he was defeated by actress-turned-politician Sumalatha Ambareesh by an enormous margin of 1.25 lakh votes within the 2019 Lok Sabha elections from Mandya. His cousin Prajwal Revanna although had managed to win from the Hassan Lok Sabha constituency in 2019. Now, the highly effective political household of Karnataka is fastidiously planning the re-entry of Nikhil into politics from the most secure potential seat.
Ramanagara, which comes beneath the Bangalore Rural Lok Sabha constituency, is presently represented by Nikhil`s mom Anita Kumaraswamy, who had gained the 2018 by-election by a whopping margin of 1,09,137 votes. The Ramanagaram constituency fell vacant after Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy, who had contested from two seats within the May Assembly polls, took oath because the legislator from Channapatna. The JD(S) has been profitable from Ramanagara since 2004, with Kumaraswamy rising victorious on 4 events — 2004, 2008, 20013, 2018. However, when Nikhil took a tour of the constituency after the affirmation of his candidature, he needed to face the wrath of ladies who alleged lack of improvement within the space.
Women from Doddabadigere village instructed Nikhil that they gained`t vote if improvement is just not assured, as they complained about availability of ingesting water, and improper drainage system. Nikhil gave a affected person listening to to their grievances and guaranteed them that he would get the works performed. The video of the conservation went viral on social media, inflicting embarrassment for the JD(S) management. However, Nikhil`s mature means of dealing with the state of affairs was appreciated. The BJP has fielded Gowtham Gowda from Ramanagara, whereas the Congress has given ticket to senior chief Iqbal Hussain H.A. Some sources declare that Nikhil ought to win the elections comfortably.
The constituency has 2,06,999 voters. Hindus make up 51.04 per cent of the citizens, whereas Muslim account for 47.65 per cent of the voters. The Vokkaliga vote financial institution is dominant among the many Hindus, which stands firmly with the JD(S). A significant chunk of Muslim voters has historically supported the Deve Gowda household.However, the competitors will be shut this time with a piece of the Congress projecting prominant Vokkaliga chief D.Okay. Shivakumar because the social gathering`s chief ministerial face. In that case, it might be fascinating to see if the JD(S) succeeds in holding on to the Vokkaliga vote financial institution in Ramanagara. Also, given the rising polarisation on spiritual strains Karnataka, holding on to the Muslim votes may show to be a difficult affair for the JD(S). So, it`s actually not going to be a cakewalk for Nikhil in what is taken into account to be a `secure` seat of the JD(S).
