Pragmatic Progressives in Regional Politics-The Case of Devaraj Urs

The Case of Devaraj Urs James Manor Even though the party bearing the name of Devaraj Urs suffered a near rout nationally and a total rout in Karnataka itself in the recent Lok Sabha polls, the spectacular showing of the Congress bearing the name of Indira Gandhi in the state should be read as a perverse endorsement of the achieve ments of the Devaraj Urs administtation.