BJP high command’s choice of a former president of its Dakshina Kannada district unit Pratap Simha Nayak for the biennial elections to Karnataka state legislative council has further buoyed the spirits of the party in its stronghold. In the elevation of this soft-spoken and affable 60-year-old advocate from Belthangady, BJP has also given representation to a person from a community that has steadfastly stood with the BJP over the years.
