HDB region can drive Karnataka’s tech-led growth, says Priyank Kharge

Bengaluru may dominate Karnataka’s technology story, but the state is now looking beyond its capital for the next wave of growth. The Hubballi-Dharwad-Belagavi (HDB) corridor is emerging as a key part of Karnataka’s Beyond Bengaluru strategy, with the state setting a three-to-five-year target of attracting 35 large companies, five Electronics System Design and Manufacturing (ESDM) companies, 10 Global Capability Centres (GCCs) and 100 startups to the region. The government is backing the ambitio