The Congress in Mysuru is set to play up the Vokkaliga factor to swing the community’s votes in its favour after two-time MP Pratap Simmha was denied a ticket by the BJP to contest from the Mysuru-Kodagu Lok Sabha constituency in the forthcoming parliamentary elections.
In the run up to the announcement of the BJP candidate, Mr. Simmha’s supporters had gathered in large numbers in different parts of Mysuru and Kodagu seeking the ticket for the incumbent MP.
Once it was officially announced on March 13 that Mr. Simmha, who belongs to the Vokkaliga community, has been dropped by the BJP in favour of the scion of the erstwhile royal family Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar, many took to social media to express their ire. Social media was flooded with messages to opt for NOTA to ‘teach a lesson’ to the BJP leadership in Karnataka.
