[ad_1] In Pics: Karnataka Assembly Polls Bengaluru: Peopple wait at a polling station to cast their votes for Karnataka Assembly elections, in Bengaluru, Wednesday, May 10, 2023. (PTI Photo/Shailendra Bhojak) Mangaluru: Rajya Sabha MP Dharmadhikari Veerendra Heggade and his wife after casting votes for Karnataka Assembly polls, Wednesday May 10, 2023. (PTI Photo) Hubballi: First-time … Read more
[ad_1] Bengaluru: As Karnataka votes for its next government, Chairperson of the Infosys Foundation, author and philanthropist Sudha Murthy, when asked about communal politics taking center stage in the state, responded she has no idea. “I am not a politically savvy person. I do not belong to a political family. I really don’t worry about those … Read more
[ad_1] Bengaluru: Karnataka recorded an average 8.26 per cent voter turnout till 9 a.m. after completion of the first round of voting which is underway on Wednesday to elect the 224-member state Assembly. Varuna constituency from where Opposition leader Siddaramaiah and Housing Minister V. Somanna are contestingsaw 11.5 per cent voting. The people in communally-sensitive … Read more
[ad_1] Brisk voting underway in Hubbali-Dharward (Photo: Twitter) Hubbali: Brisk voting was underway in Hubbali-Dharwad constituency, where former Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar is fighting a tough battle against BJP leader Mahesh Tenginkai in the Assembly polls, voting for which got underway on Wednesday morning. Dharwad district also reported heavy polling in the initial stages. R. … Read more
[ad_1] Bengaluru: As voting for the 224-member Karnataka Assembly in currently underway, large queues were witnessed outside polling centres across the state on Wednesday indicating a huge voter turnout in the closely-fought contest. People started lining up outside the centres well before polling began at 7 a.m. The centres were abuzz with voters and staff … Read more
[ad_1] Senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi Delhi: Former Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday urged the people of Karnataka to vote in large numbers to build a progressive and a “40-per cent-commission-free” state. Voting for the high-stakes Assembly elections in Karnataka began early on Wednesday in a state where the ruling BJP is eyeing to … Read more
[ad_1] Bengaluru: The polling for the Karnataka Assembly elections began amid tight security on Wednesday. The voting started at 7 am and will continue till 6 pm. All three major political parties in the state — BJP, Congress and the Janata Dal-Secular (JDS)– have put in efforts to woo voters, making promises and levelling accusations … Read more
[ad_1] Bengaluru: The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday allowed distribution and serving of free food at hotels after voting in the Karnataka Assembly elections on Wednesday. The court has permitted hotels to serve food in order to encourage voting. The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) had prohibited serving of free food on election day after … Read more
[ad_1] New Delhi: A day before Karnataka goes to the polls, all Congress candidates signed a “solemn pledge” on Tuesday to deliver on the “five guarantees” promised by the party to the people of the state if voted to power. The Congress party, its president Mallikarjun Kharge and former president Rahul Gandhi on their Twitter … Read more
[ad_1] Representative Image Bengaluru: Heavy rains continued to lash poll-bound Karnataka on Tuesday, leaving one man dead in Belagavi district. The rains came as the state is all set to go for polls on Wednesday (May 10) for crucial Assembly elections which are considered as semi-finals to 2024 Lok Sabha elections. The meteorological department has … Read more