The two women candidates contesting the Lok Sabha elections from three constituencies in Bengaluru this time – Sowmya Reddy from Congress (six cases) and Shobha Karandlaje from BJP (five cases) – have the most number of criminal cases registered against them, according to a report released by Bangalore Political Action Committee (BPAC) in association with DAKSH.
The report is based on the self-sworn affidavits of the six candidates from national parties – the BJP and the Congress contesting from Bengaluru. It shows that five out of the six candidates, with the exclusion of M.V. Rajeev Gowda, contesting from Bengaluru North, have criminal cases filed against them. Some of these cases are in the investigation stage, while some are pending before the courts.
Tejasvi Surya (Bengaluru South, BJP) has three cases registered against him, while P.C. Mohan (Bengaluru Central, BJP), and Mansoor Ali Khan (Bengaluru Central, Congress) have two and one cases registered against them, respectively.
