With Tussles over Kannada vs Marathi And Shivaji Statues, Belagavi Battle A 'Borderline' Case

Reported By: Pallavi Ghosh

Edited By: Pathikrit Sen Gupta

CNN-News18

Last Updated: April 27, 2023, 08:30 IST

Yellur, India

As one drives down Yellur and Belagavi, many new statues of Shivaji can be seen coming up. Pic/News18

As one drives down Yellur and Belagavi, many new statues of Shivaji can be seen coming up. Pic/News18

With 18 seats, it becomes a key district for the May 10 Karnataka assembly polls. Belagavi, or Belgaum as it was earlier called, has also become the political hotspot of a border dispute between Maharashtra and Karnataka

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Pallavi Ghosh
Pallavi Ghosh has covered politics and Parliament for 15 years, and has reported extensively on Congress, UPA-I and UPA-II, and has now included the F...Read More
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first published:April 27, 2023, 08:30 IST
last updated:April 27, 2023, 08:30 IST