RWA vote tilts ballot for these newbies

Nitish Purushottam, 30, is the new corporator rom Garudach ar Palya, near White ield. Voters here have clearly backed the MBA graduate. “He had come o my apartment and I was impressed by the way he spoke. He wanted us to see him as a person and not just a representa ive of his party. I hope he lives up to our expectations and keeps the citizens engaged,“ said a resident of Garudachar Palya.This time, Maratha halli (Ward 86) chose to go n for an independent candidate N Ramesh, also known as Auto Ramesh.
Marathahalli is a complex ward. It has apartment complexes, gated communities, slums and a village. But we had heard of Ramesh, who has done ground work and has he support of the villagers. We would like to meet him as it's a pleasant surprise to win against mon ey power,“ said Anjali Saini, a member of Whitefield Rising.
Congress candidate Chethan KM from Kodigehalli was more of an RWA candidate. He bagged 11,582 votes, as K o d i g e h a l l i RWA members campaigned for him. “He is just 30 and a BBM graduate.That's what we wanted, someone who can interact with us,“ says BM Devarajappa, RWA president.
BACKED BY B.PAC
A R Zakir, third-time winner from Pulikeshinagar, is a B.Pac endorsee. This advantage has helped Zakir tackle things on his own.“Earlier, I would wait for BBMP officials to fix the ward's problems. It was very frustrating at times. Now I've learnt to work with what I have. If there's a pothole, I get the help of citizens, and a construction worker from the area to fill it up with concrete instead of waiting for BBMP to take action,“ he told TOI.
PLEDGE FOR CITY
Seven candidates who had pledged with Namma Bengaluru foundation to have a citizen-centric government, have won: K Nagabhushan, Shettihalli (Congress), Indira Subhash, Sanjayanagar (BJP) GK Venkatesh, Yeshwantpur (Congress), M Venkatesh, Katriguppe (BJP), Sarawasthamma, Jakkasandra (BJP), T Ramachandra, Ejipura (Congress) Shobha Jagadeeshan, Mangammana Palya (Congress).