यहां पर राज्य के पूर्व मुख्यमंत्री येदुरप्पा के बेटे राघवेंद्र ने कांटे की टक्कर में जेडीयू के एस. मधुबंगारप्पा को मात दी।
Here, Madhu Bangarappa of the JD(S), who is the younger son of former chief minister S Bangarappa , was pitted against BJP state president and former chief minister BS Yeddyurappa’s son BY Raghavendra.