On the day of Ugadi a new political party was born in Karnataka. The new outfit named Bharatiya Janashakti Congress or BJC wants to take on the ruling Congress and main opposition BJP in the Assembly polls likely to be held in May. The founder of the party is Anupama Shenoy, a controversial former police officer. Shenoy, a DySP rank officer, had the Karnataka Police Service after a major showdown with the Siddaramaiah government two years ago. After her attempts to take her resignation back failed, Shenoy has taken a plunge into politics. Just 20 people attended the launch which took place at 12th-century social reformer Basavanna’s birthplace Basavana Bagewadi in Bijapura district. Addressing the near empty hall, the former cop thundered that her party will defeat the Congress in Karnataka.