Bengaluru: Political activities in the Hiriyur Assembly constituency have intensified ahead of the by-election announcement following the untimely death of senior leader and minister D. Sudhakar.
Even before the official election notification, political strategies and counter-strategies have begun among the Congress, BJP and JDS parties.
In a significant political development, Dugollara Sangh state president Rajanna joined the BJP, triggering fresh discussions in the constituency’s political circles.
Political observers say the BJP has adopted a special strategy to attract the influential Kadugolla community vote bank in Hiriyur, and Rajanna’s induction is being seen as part of that move.
At the same time, alliance partner JDS is also reportedly eyeing the constituency and has started internal discussions on fielding a candidate from the party as the NDA alliance nominee for the by-election.
While JDS leaders are said to be demanding the seat based on alliance considerations, BJP leaders are also calculating the possibility of contesting with their own candidate. The BJP is focusing strongly on consolidating support from the Kadugolla community, which is considered politically influential in the constituency.
ರಾಜ್ಯಾಧ್ಯಕ್ಷರಾದ ಶ್ರೀ @BYVijayendra ಅವರ ಉಪಸ್ಥಿತಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಕಾಡುಗೊಲ್ಲ ಸಂಘದ ಮಾಜಿ ಅಧ್ಯಕ್ಷರಾದ ಶ್ರೀ ರಾಜಣ್ಣ ಮತ್ತು ಬೆಂಬಲಿಗರು ಬಿಜೆಪಿಗೆ ಸೇರ್ಪಡೆಗೊಂಡರು.
ಈ ಸಂದರ್ಭದಲ್ಲಿ ಮಾಜಿ ಕೇಂದ್ರ ಸಚಿವರಾದ ಶ್ರೀ ಎ. ನಾರಾಯಣಸ್ವಾಮಿ, ಮಾಜಿ ಉಪಮುಖ್ಯಮಂತ್ರಿಗಳಾದ ಶ್ರೀ ಗೋವಿಂದ ಕಾರಜೋಳ, ವಿಧಾನ ಪರಿಷತ್ ವಿಪಕ್ಷ ನಾಯಕರಾದ ಶ್ರೀ ಛಲವಾದಿ… pic.twitter.com/UZ4N3ttazV
— BJP Karnataka (@BJP4Karnataka) May 21, 2026
BJP state president B.Y. Vijayendra attended Rajanna’s induction programme into the party. Former Union Minister A. Narayanaswamy, former Deputy Chief Minister Govind Karjol, Legislative Council Opposition Leader Chalavadi Narayanaswamy and MLC N. Ravikumar were also present along with several BJP leaders.
The upcoming Hiriyur by-election is expected to intensify alliance politics further, with ticket distribution likely to become a major point of political debate in the coming days.
