Nilekani, a co-founder of the IT bellwether who had demitted office as Infosys CEO in 2007, is already into campaigning much before joining the Congress.
With the IT czar's formal entry into Congress happening just less than six weeks before Karnataka goes to polls in a single phase on April 17, it would be a herculean task for him to reach out to 20 lakh plus voters in a constituency known for its antipathy towards Congress since 1970s.
Former Chief Minister R Gundu Rao was the last Congress candidate to win from Bangalore South in 1989.
