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An unique experiment in politics and one which was aimed to build a better Bangalore and enhance the quality of life has met with decent success in the Karnataka elections.
BPAC (Bangalore Political Action Committee) with representation from diverse walks of life including several eminent personalities from the fields of politics, business, sports, the arts and entertainment such as Kiran Mazumdar Shaw and Mohandas Pai, had supported 14 candidates across party lines contesting from various constituencies in Bangalore.
Of the 14 candidates, 9 of them lost the elections, while the remaining five has won.
The candidates were selected on the basis of their work done to develop their respective constituencies and were also supported with a grant of Rs 5 lakh each for the elections.
" This is a clear anti-incumbency verdict against corruption and political instability. The mandate calls for a clean and stable government. We are happy to see a clear mandate in favor of Congress, which will enable BPAC to catalyze a positive change in the political system. Five BPAC endorsed candidates have won in their constituencies, we congratulate them and look forward to working with them to ensure they deliver on the BPAC Agenda for Bangalore," Kiran Mazumdar Shaw, President, BPAC, said.
List of BPAC supported candidates & how they fared
Won
Congress candidate in Byatarayanapura Krishna Byre Gowda
Congress candidate in Gandhinagar Dinesh Gundu Rao
BJP candidate in Jayanagar B.N. Vijaykumar
BJP candidate in Rajajinagar S. Suresh Kumar
BJP's candidate in Malleshwaram Ashwathanarayan
Lost
Congress candidate in Mahalakshmi Layout N L Narendra Babu
Congress candidate in Bangalore South Tejaswini Gowda
Congress candidate in Basavanagudi B K Chandrashekar
JD(S) candidate in Padmanabhanagar M R V Prasad
JD(S) candidate in Hebbal Abdul Azeem
KJP’s Sarvagnanagar candidate Michael B Fernandes
Lok Satta Party candidate in Bommanahalli Ashwin Mahesh
Lok Satta Party candidate Shantha Damle in Basavanagudi
Lok Satta Party candidate in Malleshwaram Meenakshi Bharat
