MANGALURU: For UT Khader, the Congress was all but obliterated in the erstwhile undivided Dakshina Kannada district. In Dakshina Kannada alone, BJP won six of the seven seats in the assembly, and although the incumbent legislators ought to present themselves as the obvious choice for the saffron party leadership to the field in the 2023 hustings, the situation appears not to be too favourable for some.
On the other hand, in the Congress, barring the Mangalore seat, represented by Khader, the field is wide open, and many young leaders in the party are among those vying for the party’s ticket for the other constituencies.
