Priya Krishna, MLA for Govindarajanagar in Bengaluru and son of Housing Minister M. Krishnappa, may yet again be the richest candidate in the fray. On Friday, he declared a personal wealth of over ₹1,020 crore, an increase of 11% since the 2013 Assembly elections when he declared ₹910.9 crore.
N. Nagaraju, the Congress candidate from Hoskote, has more than doubled his wealth at ₹1,010 crore. In 2013, the businessman had declared ₹470.13 crore.
D.K. Shivakumar, Energy Minister, may be the third richest candidate this time
after reporting a wealth of ₹841.372 crore.