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Karnataka chief minister Siddharamaiah has unsheathed his “Brahmastra” in the shape of two brothers who have been tasked to take on the BJP’s B Sreeramulu in north and central Karnataka.
The brothers are Ramesh and Satish Jarkiholi who are barely known outside Karnataka because unlike Sreeramulu, who is backed by the Reddy clan and openly acknowledges his indebtedness to the Bellary brothers, the Jarkiholis have kept a low profile, are aware of their political strengths and like to work autonomously.
Like Sreeramulu, Ramesh and Satish are tribals from the Nayaka community whose votes matter in several constituencies across Karnataka. The
