After a high-voltage campaign, Karnataka is set for the mega battle of ballots. The voting for 224 assembly constituencies in Karnataka started from 7 am and will continue till 6 pm. A total of 5,31,33,054 electors are eligible to cast their votes in 58,545 polling stations across the state. The major political parties in contention are the BJP, Congress, and JD(S) The majority mark to form the government is 113 seats.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has called for high voter turnout in Karnataka, meanwhile, the Congress party urged voters to ‘vote wisely’.
A voter turnout of 8.26 per cent was recorded in the first two hours of polling in Karnataka Legislative Assembly elections on Wednesday, according to Election Commission data.
The highest percentage was in the coastal district of Udupi (13.28 per cent) and the lowest in Chamarajanagar district (5.75 per cent) till 9 am.
Former Karnataka CM and Congress leader Siddaramaiah on Wednesday cast his vote for Karnataka polls and later claimed that the grand old party will come into power in the state by winning the majority votes
“I’ve been constantly saying that Congress will get 130 plus seats, it may go up to 150 seats also,” says Former Karnataka CM and Congress leader Siddaramaiah
“I request the voters to vote for the party which works. The future of this country is also involved in this election.”
