Bengaluru: Vidhana Soudha, the iconic seat of the Karnataka Legislature, is celebrating its Diamond Jubilee today.
Construction on the Soudha started in 1951. The then Chief Minister K.C. Reddy had planned to build a replica of the Athara Kacheri, the present day Karnataka High Court building but Kengal Hanumanthaiah favoured an Indian-style building. After K.C. Reddy resigned, Kengal Hanumanthaiah became the CM and pursued his dream and conceptualised the Vidhana Soudha.






