FROM DESK TO DAIS

Sa far, familiar with implementing policy, these former bureaucrats will now have an inside view of the legislative process itself

G. KUMAR NAIK, 60

| CONGRESS | Raichur (ST), Karnataka

The 1990-batch IAS officer, who retired from service in September 2023 as the Bangalore Development Authority commissioner, served as deputy commissioner of Raichur between 1999 and 2002. Now, representing the seat in Parliament, he faces a far bigger challenge. Part of the Kalyana Karnataka region, Raichur is an economically backward area of the state, facing significant healthcare disparities. Bringing an AIIMS campus there is chief among Naik's goals.

SASIKANTH SENTHIL, 45

| CONGRESS | Tiruvallur (SC), Tamil Nadu