He was not even born when Prime Minister Indira Gandhi was assassinated on October 31, 1984, but farmer Surya Naik, 28 in Gadag district of North Karnataka, asked who will he vote for on May 10, said: "I will vote for Indira Gandhi's party."

Source: https://www.ibtimes.co.in/will-vote-indira-gandhis-party-says-farmer-gadag-poll-campaign-enters-last-day-karnataka-858885

KVG Bank operates in nine districts of North Karnataka and coastal Karnataka and has a network of 629 branches monitored by ten regional offices.

Source: https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/kvg-bank-posts-net-profit-of-4025-crore/article66874376.ece

The senior most BJP and Lingayat leader from North Karnataka, Jagadish Shettar, quit the saffron party after being denied a ticket from Hubballi Dharwad Central, which he won successively for six times from 1994 as the party’s candidate.

Source: https://www.financialexpress.com/elections/hubbali-dharwad-central-assembly-election-2023-jagadish-shettar-squares-off-against-mahesh-tenginakai-in-prestige-battle/3081530/