Poster wars grip Karnataka ahead of polls
While political barbs may have raised the pitch — literally — to the skies, the city is witnessing a silent nonetheless bitter 'poster' war on the ground. In the run up to assembly polls, leaders of the three major political parties appear to have launched a campaign to be 'seen', if not heard, as they go all out to woo voters. It's no matter if the city's landscape is marred.
Politicians or their cronies have erected posters, cut-outs, banners and hoardings at almost every major location and landmark, with the Congress seemingly a notch up in the war. The 'visual campaign' sports pictures of sitting legislators and candidates hopeful of getting a ticket, and is liberally splashed with party colours and symbols.
In Shanthinagar, central Bengaluru, for instance, posters, banners and gigantic cut-outs of MLA N A Haris smile or stare out from almost every nook, cranny and straight. In Sahakarnagar, north Bengaluru, banners and posters credit ongoing development of interior roads to area MLA and agriculture minister Krishna Byregowda. Some banners erected by the minister's followers, inform residents that they are thankful to Gowda for spending Rs 2crore on the development of roads in the area.
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