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For Congress’s Sowmya Reddy, it’s a battle for prestige in Bangalore South

In the constituency of Bangalore South, Sowmya Reddy of the Congress is hoping to win a battle of prestige.

Reddy had lost the Jayanagar assembly election in 2023 by just 16 votes – a seat the Congress had won five times since 1989. This year, pitted against BJP’s Tejasvi Surya, the former MLA is hoping to script success.

“The most important thing as a Member of Parliament is you need to speak up for the citizens of Karnataka,” she says in this interview with Shivani Kava. She also talks about an ideal elected representative – someone who’s accessible, connected to people, comes up with solutions, and “speaks up”.

Reddy also talks about Bengaluru’s water crisis, the demographics of the constituency, and her views on Modi. Watch.

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