The Congress party, which is all set to ride back to power in the State, appears to have recovered lost electoral ground in Old Mysore region.
Having been subdued in many parts of the Vokkaliga-dominated southern Karnataka by its traditional rival JD (S) during the 2018 Assembly elections, the Congress has scripted its revival in the region by winning as many as 37 out of the 59 segments spread across 9 districts of the region.
The party’s stalwarts including former Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) president D.K. Shivakumar and former KPCC president G. Parameshwara have all notched stellar victories from their respective constituencies of Varuna, Kanakapura and Koratagere that fall in the region.