| Rama Zutshi, from Cox Town, Bangalore | Monday, April, 2009 |
Right now, Bangalore Central is 60-40 in favour of Congress. Sangliana will get elected unless Zameer who is contesting on the JDS tickets polls more than 1.25 lakh votes.
Of course Sangliana's confidence stems from the following:
1. Sangliana is a clean politician and even during his days in the police, he was a no nonsense police officer. There are many youths irrepective of religion or caste who look upto him as a hero.
2. B'lore Central has 28% BC hindus, 23% Muslims and 14% Christians (Muslims and Christians in B'lore are all concentrated in B'lore Central - areas like Shivajinagar, Cox Town, Shantinagar, Viveknagar). In the past most of the 28% Backward Caste votes have gone for the Congress or JDS. Unless these 51% votes (BC Muslims) get fractured vertically, it will be bad news for the BJP.
3. BJP has shot itself in the foot by supporting the Rama Sene and indulging in communal violence in M'lore, B'lore and Udipi.
I don't think many woman will vote for them this time. Who will win, only time will tell.
Had Jaffer Sharief contested on a JDS ticket, BJP would have won. But as things stand today it is definitely advantage Congress.
