Chikkaballapura: Just a day after winning the Kollegala municipal council with the help of BSP rebels, BJP won the Chikkaballapura city council through operation Kamala. Operation Kamala was the infamous name given to BJP’s political strategies to defect opposition legislators.
Chikkaballapura is also the home turf of health and medical education minister Dr K Sudhakar. Consequent to the new victory, Independent candidate Ananda Reddy supported by Dr K Sudhakar became the new President and Veena Ramu, a JDS councillor became the new Vice President.
Chikkaballapura city council has 31 members. By winning 7 members in support of BJP, Sudhakar secured the presidential post for his supporters. Three Congress members abstained from voting.