Kumaraswamy changes complexion of battle against Moily

Yettinahole project involves diversion of water from tributaries of Nethravati river in Dakshina Kannada district from Yettinahole of Sakleshpur taluk in Hassan district to the parched Chikkaballapur, a promise that had impacted Moily's electoral fortunes in the last elections.

Gowda, who belongs to Vokkaliga community, is expected to give a big fight for Moily and Kumaraswamy. Gowda was a Minister in the erstwhile BJP government in the state.  

Kumaraswamy says he stands a good chance of winning as both BJP and Congress were “immersed” in corruption. Without naming Moily or Gowda, he said both his rivals were on Arvind Kejriwal's list of corruption.

Mocking at JDS opponent entering a new turf, Gowda has said “ Kumaraswamy is like a crane, the migratory bird that flies from lake to lake.

He fled from Bangalore Rural, his political ‘janmabhoomi', and come to Chikkaballapur.”