Seat change final blow to Gowda’s 50-yr career

Gowda, who had banked heavily on his legacy (of being a former prime minister) and strength of being sole Vokkaliga leader capable of exerting his influence beyond his home constituency, lost the seat by a slender margin of 13,339 to his rival from BJP, GS Basavaraju.

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