In Karnataka's Ballari, Congress and BJP fight a prestige battle via proxies

BJP leader B Sreeramulu has much at stake in Ballari, which is reserved for the Scheduled Tribe communities. He vacated the seat after he was elected to the assembly in May, and the party tried and failed to stake a claim to form the government, despite having won the highest number of seats.

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