Real estate baron’s entry stirs Karnataka Rajya Sabha pot, Congress prepares for the heat
HE MAY have slim prospects of victory, but the entry of multi-millionaire real estate baron D Kupendra Reddy in the Rajya Sabha poll fray in Karnataka means there are now five candidates for four seats, forcing an election on February 27. The 63-year-old, who declared Rs 1,200 crore assets in his election affidavit, has been fielded by the JD(S)-BJP combine, in what is seen as a bid to test the unity and resolve of the state’s ruling Congress.