Techie leaves firm he founded in US to fight Karnataka polls
Engineer Darshan Puttannaiah, who founded a US-based software company, has left his firm to contest the Karnataka elections from Melukote. Darshan, who is resettling in Karnataka after 15 years and representing Swaraj India party, took the decision after his MLA father passed away in February. Reportedly, Congress has decided to support Darshan and not field a candidate from the seat.