Triangular contest in Krishnaraja constituency with candidates banking on party popularity

The Congress has fielded M.K. Somashekar who had been elected twice as an MLA – in 2004 and 2013; the BJP has fielded T.S. Srivatsa for whom it is a maiden electoral foray, while the JD (S) has fielded K.V. Mallesh who has been a corporator thrice