Chikkanayakanahalli, around 70 km from Bengaluru, contributes a large chunk of coconuts grown in the state and is also known for its profitable areca nut cultivation in a region that has no dearth of water.
Ahead of Karnataka Assembly Polls 2023, South First’s Mahesh Goudar brings you a report from the ground.
He tells you how local MLA JC Madhuswamy, also the state Law Minister, has brought in development but still faces an uphill task in competing against candidates from rivals Congress and JD(S).