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Bengaluru to soon see three-way taxi hailing battle with Namma TYGR app

H D Kumaraswamy-backed ride hailing app aims to become number one service in the city

HD Kumaraswamy, HDK, JD(S)
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JD(S) State President and former CM of Karnataka, HD Kumaraswamy. (Photo courtesy: Twitter/@hd_kumaraswamy)

Alnoor Peermohamed Bengaluru
India’s leading taxi hailing companies Uber and Ola will soon have to face competition from a new competitor in Bengaluru as the Janata Dal (Secular) leader H D Kumaraswamy-backed Namma TYGR app prepares to kick off operations in the region.

Bengaluru is among the largest markets for ride-hailing in the country with an estimate of over 100,000 cabs plying on its roads. Namma TYGR, which was formed by the disgruntled Uber and Ola drivers, is looking to quickly become the largest player in the market.

“We released the driver app today (Thursday) and will begin enrolling drivers on our platform