Bihar of Bangalore

In the first phase of polling on April 20th, Karnataka and Bangalore in particular recorded one of the highest incidents of violence and malpractice. Specifically the violence that rocked Hoskote taluk has lead to it being described as the Bihar of Bangalore. Murders, abductions, rapes, group clashes and riots because of political rivalry have supposedly become commonplace in Hoskote, according to a report in The Hindu.