There is no political family like the Gowdas. It is a private enterprise, with only one father and his two sons. This time, the Assembly elections 2008, in Karnataka, are crucial for them. They know they can't win so they know that it is best to win enough seats to force an alliance on bigger parties. They have done it with both the Congress and the BJP and they are good at the arm-twisting and the bargaining.
Here's what different parties have in store for Bangalore.
http://www.ibnlive.com/news/eye-on-bangalore-bangloreans-on-party-manifestos/64962-3.html
Speak the language of the constituency - it's a lesson every party has learnt.
http://www.ibnlive.com/news/karnataka-politicians-finally-learn-language-of-voters/64912-3.html
Meditation and personal attention are just some of the methods being used.
http://www.ibnlive.com/news/karnataka-candidates-get-innovative-to-woo-voters/64815-3.html
But candidates contesting on a Kannada platform stand a slim chance.
http://www.ibnlive.com/news/mind-your-language-kannada-now-a-poll-issue/64729-3.html
Congress promises a Rs. 50,000-crore package for the IT city.
http://www.ibnlive.com/news/parties-woo-bangalore-voters-with-big-promises/64634-3.html
CNN-IBN asked eminent Bangalorians what they thought was the biggest problem in the city.
http://www.ibnlive.com/news/bangalore-speaks-biggest-problems-in-the-city/64626-3.html
Across the city, RWAs come together to ensure a free and fair election.
http://www.ibnlive.com/news/eye-on-bangalore-city-unites-for-democracy/64553-3.html
But does the city really have what it takes to crack Bangalore's IT dominion?
http://www.ibnlive.com/news/debate-hyderabad-vs-bangalore/25247-3.html
Industry bigwigs have gone on record saying that Pearl City is emerging as a threat to the Garden City when it comes to InfoTech.
http://www.ibnlive.com/news/hyd-vs-blore-who-will-make-it/7785-3.html
A crumbling infrastructure and a city bursting with an ever-increasing population - that's Bangalore for you. But the city's residents are not willing to wait for action.
http://www.ibnlive.com/news/flyover-incomplete-colony-smells-dust/7658-3.html
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