Vijayapura and Bagalkot Lok Sabha constituencies fall in what are the lowest rainfall-receiving regions of Karnataka, but all one gets to hear in discussions on elections here are comparisons of personalities of contestants rather than issues such as irrigation or drought relief.
Friends with all or pliant?
Ramesh Jigajinagi, candidate from Vijayapura who is seeking his seventh re-election, carries the image of being an “easily accessible” leader who can solve problems, whether related to State government or Central government, as Ambanna Sherikar of Hitnal village, puts it. “He has friends in all parties,” added young lawyer Narayan Jadhav.
