K'taka phase 3 voting: will Prajwal Revanna sex scandal impact BJP-JD(S) prospects? | The India Story

Karnataka has been one of the key states for the BJP when it comes to scoring big in elections. In 2019, the state contributed 26 of 28 seats to the NDA tally. This time around though, a confident BJP has jumped into the electoral contest to repeat its 2019 performance, but the party is aware that it is entering the elections facing a significant anti-incumbency factor. To maintain its winning momentum, BJP has tied up with HD Devegowda's JD(S) to fight the election. But with Prajwal Revanna sex tape controversy growing bigger as the remaining 14 seats go to vote on May 7, is the BJP-JD(S) alliance doomed in Karnataka? How will the sleaze tape controversy impact voting in Northern Karnataka? Will the women voters ditch their allegiance to BJP-JD(S) against the Revanna controversy?

On The India Story, editorji's Vikram Chandra talks to Chandan Gowda, RK Hegde Chair Professor, Institute for Social and Economic Change, Bengaluru, A Narayana, Professor of Public Policy and Governance, Azim Premji University and Aditi Phadnis, Consulting Editor, Business Standard