Bengaluru: In an apparent bid to woo the dominant Lingayat and Vokkaliga communities ahead of next year’s Assembly polls, the State Government has planned to install the statues of Basavanna and Nadaprabhu Kempegowda in Vidhana Soudha premises, the seat of power.
The statues are expected to come up on Nov.1, marking Kannada Rajyotsava. The Vidhana Soudha premises already has the statues of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar, Kengal Hanumanthaiah, Mahatma Gandhi and other personalities.






