At little more than 12% of the total seats in the Assembly and a sixth of the voters in Karnataka, the dense metropolis of Bengaluru has remained in the driver’s seat during electoral battles. The State's capital sends 28 members to its 225-member Legislative Assembly.
Six out of 13 Congress MLAs elected from the city in the outgoing Assembly were made Ministers at some point of time, apart from a city-based MLC. The previous BJP government had the same number of city MLAs and one MLC as Ministers. For a decade, these Ministers controlled key sectors — transport, law and order, housing, and agriculture — in the entire State.
Improving water supply and quality in Karnataka is by far the most important issue for the people of the State, according to the Karnataka Voter Survey 2018 conducted by ADR and DAKSH.
Apart from water woes, respondents highlighted the need for uninterrupted electricity supply, better schools, roadways, and environmental protection.
The Hindu 's reporters find out what the residents of Bengaluru expect from their prospective legislators.
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