You are right. 30 years back per capita income of the state was 4 in the country and better than Andra and TemilNadu and poverty level was OK. But Karnataka state per capita income is way behind Andra and Temilnadu. Reason Those two states are ruled by Non-Congress most of the times. Given a chance Congress Party change name of each and every road, monument, Institute, Land mark after Indira, Rahul, Rajeev, Sonia, Priyanka and erects Sonia family statues in busy circles and squares where there is no place for peoples to walk and drive. They have already done this Bangalore. Shameless Congress people should be kicked out of our state. They winning by cheating poor peoples. Congress wants keep poor peoples more poorer so that they can cheat and win elections. This time picture is so different.