The padayatra politics triggered by the mining muddle has not only rocked the BS Yeddyurappa government in Karnataka, but also forced Congress supremo Sonia Gandhi to take notice. The rise of Bellary Reddy brothers is a phenomenon redefining the rules of the game of electoral politics.
The rise and rise and rise of Janardhana Reddy in state politics - Daily News & Analysis
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The sons of an ordinary police constable, the three Reddy brothers — Karunakara, Janardhana and Somashekara — have come a long way from their humble childhood. Health minister B Sriramulu is almost part of the extended family. Janardhana is the brain behind their meteoric rise and expansion of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the district. The heroes of the biggest of the rags-to-riches story in the state crisscrossed the dusty Bellary roads in early 1990s on a two-wheeler as they attempted to establish and later save a non-banking financial institution, Ennoble Savings and Investment India Pvt Ltd. The company wound up in 1998, with complaints of fraud and cheating to the tune of Rs200 crore.The rise and rise and rise of Janardhana Reddy in state politics - Daily News & Analysis
