Tag: Nowhera Shaik

By Saeed Naqvi, On May 15, when the Karnataka election results are announced, and the Congress, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Deve Gowda's Janata Dal-Secular (JD-S) find themselves in an almighty scrum bargaining for power, a certain mysterious lady will be watching the proceedings from her suite in the country's most luxurious, seven-star Leela hotel on Bengaluru's old airport road. The hijab clad, 45-year-old, Nowhera Shaik, President of the All India Mahila (Women's) Empowerment Party (MEP), is fielding candidates for all the 224 assembly seats. It is a mistake to...