Whereas current BJP member P.C. While Mohan has won the seat in the last three elections, the Congress, which had won five of the eight assembly constituencies comprising the parliamentary constituency in the 2023 elections, is hopeful this time.
What makes it more of a prestige issue is the fact that out of the five seats I hold, they are held by Power Minister K.J. Won by. George, Health Minister Dinesh Gund Rao, and Housing and Waqf Minister Zameer Ahmed Khan.
The Congress has tasked ministers with ensuring Mansoor Ali Kha's victory, but infighting, including the absence of top Congress leaders at the time of filing nominations, hampered his campaign in the initial stages.
Congress MLA from Shantinagar assembly constituency N.A. Haris was lobbying for a ticket for his son Mohammad Nalapad for the seat, while political secretary to the chief minister Naseer Ahmed was also an aspirant, and both had earlier stayed away from the campaign.Apart from him, three ministers were also absent during the nomination but they attributed this to the change in the dates of filing nominations.
Congress sources say that the leaders are not happy with the choice of the candidate.
However, Mansoor Ali Khan is well-educated and is a trustee of the KK Educational Charitable Trust established by his father, which has made significant contributions to the field of education.
Running an intensive campaign in the constituency, he has been claiming that there has been no development there for 15 years.
On the other hand, BJP candidate P.C. Mohan, who is seeking his fourth consecutive term, is confident of retaining the seat due to his connect with the people, simple nature and availability to the public.
Mohan had defeated Congress MLA Rizwan Arshad by 70,968 votes in the 2019 elections and by 1.37 lakh votes in 2014.However, in 2009, he defeated Congress's H.T. He won against Sangliyana by about 35,000 votes. He was elected from Chickpe Assembly constituency of Bengaluru twice – in 1999 and 2004.
BJP workers are eyeing Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Bengaluru on April 20 and are confident that it will give them a boost. BJP, which has C.V. In Ramannagar, Rajajinagar and Mahadevapura assembly constituencies, I also hope that the alliance with JD-S will get them more votes.
What makes it more of a prestige issue is the fact that out of the five seats I hold, they are held by Power Minister K.J. Won by. George, Health Minister Dinesh Gund Rao, and Housing and Waqf Minister Zameer Ahmed Khan.
The Congress has tasked ministers with ensuring Mansoor Ali Kha's victory, but infighting, including the absence of top Congress leaders at the time of filing nominations, hampered his campaign in the initial stages.
Congress MLA from Shantinagar assembly constituency N.A. Haris was lobbying for a ticket for his son Mohammad Nalapad for the seat, while political secretary to the chief minister Naseer Ahmed was also an aspirant, and both had earlier stayed away from the campaign.Apart from him, three ministers were also absent during the nomination but they attributed this to the change in the dates of filing nominations.
Congress sources say that the leaders are not happy with the choice of the candidate.
However, Mansoor Ali Khan is well-educated and is a trustee of the KK Educational Charitable Trust established by his father, which has made significant contributions to the field of education.
Running an intensive campaign in the constituency, he has been claiming that there has been no development there for 15 years.
On the other hand, BJP candidate P.C. Mohan, who is seeking his fourth consecutive term, is confident of retaining the seat due to his connect with the people, simple nature and availability to the public.
Mohan had defeated Congress MLA Rizwan Arshad by 70,968 votes in the 2019 elections and by 1.37 lakh votes in 2014.However, in 2009, he defeated Congress's H.T. He won against Sangliyana by about 35,000 votes. He was elected from Chickpe Assembly constituency of Bengaluru twice – in 1999 and 2004.
BJP workers are eyeing Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Bengaluru on April 20 and are confident that it will give them a boost. BJP, which has C.V. In Ramannagar, Rajajinagar and Mahadevapura assembly constituencies, I also hope that the alliance with JD-S will get them more votes.
