A Tulu Promise: Why DKS is Trying a Different Language in BJP's Coastal Bastion Karnataka Chief Minister DK Shivakumar's announcement that Tulu, a language spoken in the state's coastal districts, will be recognized as an additional administrative language has sparked a political storm.
The move is seen as a strategic attempt by the Congress government to make inroads into the BJP's stronghold in coastal Karnataka.
The 2023 assembly election results demonstrate the BJP's dominance: they swept the coast with 11 out of 13 seats, while the Congress took only two.