Mysuru: Incumbent Chamundeshwari MLA and presently the MLA-elect G.T. Devegowda proved a giant killer by defeating Chief Minister Siddharamaiah by a huge margin of 36,042 votes. While Devegowda secured 1,21,325 votes, Siddharamaiah managed to poll 85,283 votes.
When it was clear that once friends, Siddharamaiah and G.T. Devegowda (GTD) will be face-to-face in a battle of prestige at Chamundeshwari, political pundits expected that GTD will win by a narrow margin and there will be a neck-to-neck fight. Though it was clear since beginning that GTD will win, few could have imagined the outcome of this “David takes on Goliath” battle that surprised even those who predicted a close fight.
