Residents of Hosanagara (a town in the Shivamogga district of the southern Indian state of Karnataka) held a padayatra — a protest march on foot — to demand that the area be granted its own state assembly constituency. The march was led by prominent local figures including Swamy Rao, a three-time former member of the legislative assembly, religious leader Abhinava Channabasava Swami of the Mulegadde Mutt, and representatives from both the ruling Congress party and the opposition BJP. The cross-party show of support signals broad public frustration with Hosanagara's current lack of dedicated political representation, which residents argue limits their voice in state governance.