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Karnataka Assembly polls not short on glamour quotient
Bangalore (PTI): While ticket aspirants, particularly in the Congress, are waiting with bated breath for announcement of the list for the May five...
Bangalore (PTI): While ticket aspirants, particularly in the Congress, are waiting with bated breath for announcement of the list for the May five Assembly polls, one thing appears certain at this stage itself -- that the elections would not be short on the glamour quotient.
The BSR Congress floated by the former BJP Minister B Sriramulu on Friday named two Kannada actresses -- Pooja Gandhi and Rakshita Prem -- to contest from Raichur and Chamarajanagar, respectively.A Pooja, who shot into fame with low-budget film "Mungaru Male" which went on to become a superhit raking in the moolah and continues to be a sought after actress.
She first joined the JDS of former Prime Minister H D Deve Gowda and then set sail with political heavyweight B S Yeddyurappa's Karnataka Janata Paksha (KJP) for a brief spell before joining forces with BSR Congress.
The BSR Congress, whose influence is limited to a few districts, received a drubbing in the recent urban local bodies polls, winning just 86 seats of the total of nearly 5,000 up for grabs. Rakshita was a leading actress in Sandalwood not so long ago but is a home-maker now after she tied the knot with director Prem.
While the BSR Congress may appear to steal the march over others vis-a-vis the glamour quotient, Congress is not far behind.Leading Kannada actors Ramya and Bhavana, also a member of the Congress Election Campaign Committee, are set to woo the electorate promising to canvass vigorously in the poll.
The Congress has also roped in leading Kannada actor Darshan for campaigning. Also chipping in would be veteran star Ambareesh, who is also a ticket contender from Mandya.A It would draft the services of Telugu superstar and Union Tourism Minister Chiranjeevi in districts bordering Andhra Pradesh where Telugu-speaking voters are in sizeable numbers.
