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Sumedha Mittal

Price rise, unemployment pain points in Karnataka; people wary of freebies, poll promises

After travelling across the Mumbai-Karnataka region for a week, we are shifting base to bring you stories from another north Karnataka belt – the Hyderabad-Karnataka region. And, to top it, our train journey from Hubli to Bellary coincided with the release of BJP and Congress election manifestos. 

Let’s call it a reporter’s luck. For, there couldn’t be a better opportunity ahead of the Karnataka assembly polls to tap into the pulse of the voter – than in packed train coaches during a nearly 200-km journey.

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