Boss, don't under estimate Bangarappa in Shimoga. He is a formidable candidate and has never lost in Shimoga district. In shikaripura it is actually Bangarappa v/s the BJP. On his own, Yeddy is not match for Bangarappa. Even teh most ardent of BJP supporters know that. I won't be suprised if Bangarappa wins. Out of 1.73 lakh voters, 45,000 are lingayats who are strongly with Yeddy. But Bangarappa has the support of the Idagas, OBC and Muslims who make up 60,000 of the population thereby giving the edge to Bangarappa. So it is going to be the rest 67,000 who are going to decide who wins from Shikaripura.
