Sonia Peps Up Congress, But Bjp-Lok Shakti On A High

Karnataka used to be a Congress bastion till the Babri Masjid issue knocked the party off in the last Lok Sabha polls. The beneficiary of Congresss woes was Janata Dal that gained the Vokkaliga, minorities and backward class support in the state. Now the BJP is attempting what JD did in 1996 with the help of R K Hegde`s Lok Shakti