With the political drama in Maharashtra subsiding, the focus has now turned to the upcoming electoral contest in neighbouring Karnataka. On December 5, the southern state will witness bypolls to 15 assembly seats vacated by former Congress and Janata Dal Secular MLAs who switched allegiance to the BJP earlier this year. The BJP, which rules Karnataka now, has fielded 13 of the defectors in those seats to consolidate its position in the state assembly.
