Karnataka | Regaining momentum

December is when authorities officers and their departments at Vidhana Soudha in Bengaluru pack up for a two-week sojourn within the northern metropolis of Belagavi, 500-odd km away. There, a duplicate of Karnataka’s stately secretariat—the Suvarna Vidhana Soudha—hosts the winter session of the state legislature. On December 6, late into the ultimate Friday night earlier than this shift of venue, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah was occupied with conferences at his residence in Bengaluru as he ready to face the Bharatiya Janata Get together (BJP)-led Opposition within the Home. The day earlier than, he flexed his political muscle tissues with an enormous rally in Hassan, the stronghold of the Janata Dal (Secular) or JD(S). Basically, Karnataka’s ruling Congress is cashing in on the momentum gained from its clear sweep of the current meeting bypolls. For Siddaramaiah, this victory couldn’t have come at a greater time.