A common refrain heard across Karnataka’s two most backward districts — Raichur and Yadgir — covering 11 Assembly constituencies, is the large number of unemployed educated youths in the villages.

Source: https://indianexpress.com/article/political-pulse/cry-karnatakas-poorest-region-no-schools-no-houses-temples-bigger-8593915/

Former Minister A.B. Malakaraddi, who had returned to Congress from BJP, contested on JD(S) ticket in Yadgir and has lost miserably.

Source: https://www.thehindu.com/elections/karnataka-assembly/most-party-hoppers-fail-to-win-barring-some-exceptions-like-savadi/article66847448.ece