Bengaluru: All eyes are on the keenly contested Hubli-Dharwad Central constituency in Dharwad district -- where Jagadish Shettar from Congress is contesting against Mahesh Tenginakai from Bharatiya Janata Party. As per the early trends, Shettar, a prominent Lingayat leader and former Chief Minister, quit the BJP to join the Congress, is trailing.
Several senior leaders and ministers of Bommai cabinet are also trailing.
MTB Nagaraj (Small Scale Industries and Municipal Administration of Karnataka) trailing against Congress candidate Sharath Bache Gowda in Hoskote
BC Patil (Agriculture minister) trailing against Ujaneshwar Basavannappa Banakar (Congress) in Hirekerur
K Sudhakar (Health and Family Welfare and Medical Education of Karnataka) trailing against Pradeep Ishwar(Congress) in Chikkaballapura
Ramesh Jarkiholi (Water Resources minister) trailing against Congress candidate Mahantesh Kadadi in Gokak
