Under the scorching sun in the forenoon, Congress leader Sowmya Reddy is visiting residential buildings in Ejipura to meet voters during the first leg of her day long campaign. Bengaluru South is one of the biggest constituencies in Karnataka and in what has been touted as the “revenge election,” Ms. Reddy is battling against BJP’s Tejasvi Surya for this seat. While in transit to the next leg of her campaign, she talked to The Hindu about her connect with the constituents, sexism in politics, and her life in Bengaluru, among other things.
You have been campaigning for quite a few days now. What is the pulse on the ground?
I’ve been on the ground for more than a month. But I have also worked here as an MLA. I was born and brought up here and studied here. So, I know the nook and corner of the constituency. Most of my friends and family are here. So, I know all the issues, but one of the things people have been saying is that in the past 10 years, the BJP government had promised many things, and that they were genuinely hopeful. But they have been massively let down.
