Hassan (Karnataka), The four-decade-old political battle between two influential families will once again be in focus this Lok Sabha election with members of their third generation contesting in Hassan, which was once the capital of the Hoysala Empire. ,
Known for its world famous Hoysala period architectural marvels and UNESCO World Heritage sites like Belur, Halebedu and the Jain sanctuary Shravanabelagola, Hassan lies partly in the 'Malanad' tract and the southern plains, which gave the country its first Kannadigas. Gave prime. Minister-- HD Deve Gowda.
The latest in the ongoing feud between the families of Deve Gowda and his arch rival former minister late G Puttaswamy Gowda, this Vokkaliga-dominated district will see his grandson contest the Lok Sabha elections. Deve Gowda's grandson, 33-year-old Prajwal Revanna, is contesting from the BJP-JD (S ) is contesting re-election from the seat as a joint candidate of the alliance, while the Congress has named 31-year-old Shreyas M Patel, grandson of Puttaswamy, as its candidate.Gouda.
Puttaswamy Gowda first contested the elections as an independent candidate in 1985 against Deve Gowda of the then Janata Party when he did not get a Congress ticket from Holenarasipura assembly constituency, but lost. However, as a Congress candidate, he defeated Deve Gowda in the 1989 assembly elections and also defeated Hassan in the 1999 Lok Sabha elections.
Puttaswamy Gowda had faced defeat in the 1994 and 2008 assembly elections against Deve Gowda's son and former minister HD Revanna, a six-time MLA from Holenarasipura. Subsequently, her daughter-in-law S G Anupama also contested against Revanna in the 2008 and 2013 assembly elections from the Congress, but was unsuccessful. In fact, Shreyas Patel also contested against Revanna in Holenarasipura on a Congress ticket in the assembly elections last year. Contested, but lost by 3,152 votes.Prajwal hopes to establish his dominance in his grandfather's home constituency to some extent by bypassing the "anti-incumbency wave" and relying on the Deve Gowda factor, JD(S)'s own strength, the support of the Vokkaliga vote base and Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Will work together with. Modi's popularity and BJP's support.
JD(S) patron and national president Deve Gowda had represented Hasa Lok Sabha seat five times. In 2019, he made way for Prajwal. Prajwal had won the seat by 1,41,324 votes in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections as a joint candidate of the Congress-JD(S) alliance. He was one of only two candidates of the then ruling coalition in Karnataka to win in the state, the other being Congress's K Suresh from Bengaluru Rural.Interestingly, A Manju, who had contested the 2019 and 2019 Lok Sabha elections against Deve Gowda and Prajwal from Congress and BJP respectively, is now the JD(S) MLA from Arkalgud.
Former Hassan district panchayat member Shreyas Patel, who is said to have got the Congress ticket based on his performance in the assembly elections, is hopeful that this will be in his favor along with the guaranteed schemes of the state government. The momentum will remain that his party is banking on. But Patel, who is also a Vokkaliga, is determined to wrest the seat from Prajwal, which would repeat the emphatic victory of his grandfather Puttaswami Gowda over Deve Gowda in the 1999 Lok Sabha elections.
Deve Gowda, 90, is campaigning for Prajwal, but this election is going to be tough for him, a party insider said, noting that there is a clear anti-incumbency wave against him; Also his alleged failure to take on local party workers and leaders alone, as well as the resentment of local BJ leaders "may prove costly for him".However, saying that Prajwal will benefit due to the BJP-JD(S) alliance as the saffron party's vote is expected to go in his favour, a BJP functionary said that for this to happen, there will have to be a diligent partnership among the workers. Both parties are needed on the ground. A BJP leader said that for many leaders and workers of the saffron party in the district, including state general secretary Pritam J Gowda, who have fought the JD(S) and the Deve Gowda family politically here. Have fought, now it is difficult to support the people. , "Despite efforts by the leadership of both alliance partners to persuade him, he has shown reluctance to campaign for Prajwal...but, he may relent under pressure in future."
In an attempt to pacify the support base of BJP and RSS in the district, Prajwa has also apologized for his previous comments against RSS.
Expressing confidence about his victory, Prajwal said that both BJP and JD(S) are working unitedly and voters of both the parties will also support him as he is the candidate of the alliance. He said, "They (people ) Want to make Modi the PM once again and want to give more power to Deve Gowda here.,
For Shreyas, the Vokkaliga sub-caste factor may also work in his favour, as he may be able to consolidate the 'Dasa Vokkaliga' votes, which have a large presence in the constituency, as he hails from the community. The Devagoud family belongs to the 'Mullu Vokkaliga' subcaste.
A Congress leader said that with JD(S) joining hands with BJP, the minority community and anti-BJP votes would unite in favor of Shreyas, adding that the anti-incumbency wave against Prajwal could also help him. However, not everyone in Hassan Congress is happy with Shreyas's candidature, and if all leaders do not work together, hopes of recapturing the seat will remain a pipe dream, he said.
Shreyas said that this time the people of Hassan are willingly seeking change and there is a favorable environment for Congress.He said, "...Prajwal cannot win independently and he is taking the support of BJP...The development he (Prajwal) claims is only in his booklet, not on the ground."Hassan The Lok Sabha constituency has eight assembly constituencies, of which JD(S) has four seats, while BJP and Congress have two seats each.
Known for its world famous Hoysala period architectural marvels and UNESCO World Heritage sites like Belur, Halebedu and the Jain sanctuary Shravanabelagola, Hassan lies partly in the 'Malanad' tract and the southern plains, which gave the country its first Kannadigas. Gave prime. Minister-- HD Deve Gowda.
The latest in the ongoing feud between the families of Deve Gowda and his arch rival former minister late G Puttaswamy Gowda, this Vokkaliga-dominated district will see his grandson contest the Lok Sabha elections. Deve Gowda's grandson, 33-year-old Prajwal Revanna, is contesting from the BJP-JD (S ) is contesting re-election from the seat as a joint candidate of the alliance, while the Congress has named 31-year-old Shreyas M Patel, grandson of Puttaswamy, as its candidate.Gouda.
Puttaswamy Gowda first contested the elections as an independent candidate in 1985 against Deve Gowda of the then Janata Party when he did not get a Congress ticket from Holenarasipura assembly constituency, but lost. However, as a Congress candidate, he defeated Deve Gowda in the 1989 assembly elections and also defeated Hassan in the 1999 Lok Sabha elections.
Puttaswamy Gowda had faced defeat in the 1994 and 2008 assembly elections against Deve Gowda's son and former minister HD Revanna, a six-time MLA from Holenarasipura. Subsequently, her daughter-in-law S G Anupama also contested against Revanna in the 2008 and 2013 assembly elections from the Congress, but was unsuccessful. In fact, Shreyas Patel also contested against Revanna in Holenarasipura on a Congress ticket in the assembly elections last year. Contested, but lost by 3,152 votes.Prajwal hopes to establish his dominance in his grandfather's home constituency to some extent by bypassing the "anti-incumbency wave" and relying on the Deve Gowda factor, JD(S)'s own strength, the support of the Vokkaliga vote base and Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Will work together with. Modi's popularity and BJP's support.
JD(S) patron and national president Deve Gowda had represented Hasa Lok Sabha seat five times. In 2019, he made way for Prajwal. Prajwal had won the seat by 1,41,324 votes in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections as a joint candidate of the Congress-JD(S) alliance. He was one of only two candidates of the then ruling coalition in Karnataka to win in the state, the other being Congress's K Suresh from Bengaluru Rural.Interestingly, A Manju, who had contested the 2019 and 2019 Lok Sabha elections against Deve Gowda and Prajwal from Congress and BJP respectively, is now the JD(S) MLA from Arkalgud.
Former Hassan district panchayat member Shreyas Patel, who is said to have got the Congress ticket based on his performance in the assembly elections, is hopeful that this will be in his favor along with the guaranteed schemes of the state government. The momentum will remain that his party is banking on. But Patel, who is also a Vokkaliga, is determined to wrest the seat from Prajwal, which would repeat the emphatic victory of his grandfather Puttaswami Gowda over Deve Gowda in the 1999 Lok Sabha elections.
Deve Gowda, 90, is campaigning for Prajwal, but this election is going to be tough for him, a party insider said, noting that there is a clear anti-incumbency wave against him; Also his alleged failure to take on local party workers and leaders alone, as well as the resentment of local BJ leaders "may prove costly for him".However, saying that Prajwal will benefit due to the BJP-JD(S) alliance as the saffron party's vote is expected to go in his favour, a BJP functionary said that for this to happen, there will have to be a diligent partnership among the workers. Both parties are needed on the ground. A BJP leader said that for many leaders and workers of the saffron party in the district, including state general secretary Pritam J Gowda, who have fought the JD(S) and the Deve Gowda family politically here. Have fought, now it is difficult to support the people. , "Despite efforts by the leadership of both alliance partners to persuade him, he has shown reluctance to campaign for Prajwal...but, he may relent under pressure in future."
In an attempt to pacify the support base of BJP and RSS in the district, Prajwa has also apologized for his previous comments against RSS.
Expressing confidence about his victory, Prajwal said that both BJP and JD(S) are working unitedly and voters of both the parties will also support him as he is the candidate of the alliance. He said, "They (people ) Want to make Modi the PM once again and want to give more power to Deve Gowda here.,
For Shreyas, the Vokkaliga sub-caste factor may also work in his favour, as he may be able to consolidate the 'Dasa Vokkaliga' votes, which have a large presence in the constituency, as he hails from the community. The Devagoud family belongs to the 'Mullu Vokkaliga' subcaste.
A Congress leader said that with JD(S) joining hands with BJP, the minority community and anti-BJP votes would unite in favor of Shreyas, adding that the anti-incumbency wave against Prajwal could also help him. However, not everyone in Hassan Congress is happy with Shreyas's candidature, and if all leaders do not work together, hopes of recapturing the seat will remain a pipe dream, he said.
Shreyas said that this time the people of Hassan are willingly seeking change and there is a favorable environment for Congress.He said, "...Prajwal cannot win independently and he is taking the support of BJP...The development he (Prajwal) claims is only in his booklet, not on the ground."Hassan The Lok Sabha constituency has eight assembly constituencies, of which JD(S) has four seats, while BJP and Congress have two seats each.
