Veteran Congressman Prakash Hukkeri has made a comeback to Belagavi district politics. His win is a major setback to the ruling party that was hoping to retain the seat that it had won in the last two terms.
While Congress leaders hailed the victory of the former MP, the BJP alleged that this was achieved after several poll code violations and malpractices. Arun Shahapur, the BJP candidate, said that the Congress won by distributing money to voters and by violating the Model Code of Conduct. We have already filed complaints with the EC, he said.
