Karnataka Elections 2023: Voting will be held for 224 assembly constituencies with 2,615 candidates in the fray. The BJP, Congress and JDS are the top political parties involved.
Karnataka Elections 2023: The epic fight of the ballots in Karnataka has begun after a high-voltage campaign. In Karnataka, elections for 224 assembly seats started at 7 am and will go till 6 pm.
In the 58,545 polling locations spread out around the state, a total of 5,31,33,054 electors are entitled to vote. The BJP, Congress, and JD(S) are the top political parties involved. 113 seats are required to achieve a majority and form a government.
Karnataka is seeing a triangular contest between the ruling BJP, Congress and the JDS.
Early votes included the founder of Infosys, Narayana Murthy, actor Prakash Raj, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, and Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi issued an open letter to the people of the state a day before the Karnataka Elections. The letter reads, "You have always showered me with love and affection. It feels like a divine blessing to me.”
Karnataka Assembly Elections 2023 Live Update:
10:02 am: BJP MP Tejasvi Surya says, "Karnataka which is the land of Bajrang Bali will answer all these things on 13th May. We welcome DK Shivakumar and Congress party offering prayers to LPG cylinders, we are happy that Congress is doing some kind of puja at least."
10:08 am: "I am 200% confident Congress party will have 141 seats. We will win an absolute majority..," says Karnataka Congress president DK Shivakumar.
10:20 am: The former chief minister of Karnataka and candidate for the Congress in the Hubli-Dharwad Central Assembly, Jagadish Shettar cast his vote.
10:32 am: 'Ban on Bajrang Dal'
10:42 am: Karnataka Elections 2023: Promises made by Congress during Karnataka Elections
1. GRUHA JYOTHI
200 units of free electricity per month to every household.
2. GRUHA LAKSHMI SCHEME
₹2,000/month to every woman head of household.
3. UCHITA PRAYANA
Free bus travel for all women across the state of Karnataka.
4. YUVA NIDHI
₹3,000/month for unemployed graduates & ₹1,500/month for unemployed diploma holders.
5. ANNA BHAGYA
Free 10 kg of rice per person per month to BPL families.
10:58 am: 'The Kerala Story will not have any effect in Karnataka'
11:09 am: Congress workers decorated LPG gas cylinders with garlands
In some locations, Congress workers could be observed burning incense sticks around LPG gas cylinders and decorating them with garlands. Congress said that Kannadigas have embraced the pre-voting ritual fad and are tweeting about it.
11:31 am: Former Cricketer Javagal Srinath cast his vote
12:00 am: Kantara actor Rishab Shetty arrives at polling booth in Udupi
12:15 am: Kannada actor Daali Dhananjaya and his family cast their votes in Kalenahalli Village of Arsikere.
12: 40 am: BC Nagesh, the BJP candidate from Tiptur assembly constituency, along with his family, exercised their right to vote in Tiptur.
1: 29 pm: Kannada actor Shiva Rajkumar and his wife, Geetha Shivarajkumar, a Congress leader, exercise their voting rights in the Karnataka elections.
1:38 pm: Congress national president, Mallikarjun Kharge, along with his wife, Radhabai Kharge, exercised their right to vote at a polling booth in Kalaburagi.
1:42 pm: As of 1 pm, the voter turnout for Karnataka elections stands at 37.25 percent.
2: 03 pm: Former Prime Minister and JD(S) Chief HD Devegowda casts vote in Karnataka elections.
2: 22 pm: Nirmalananda, Vokkaliga Mutt leader. Swamiji casts his vote in Nagamangala district of Karnataka.
3: 36 pm: Till 3 pm, the voter turnout was recorded 52.03% for Karnataka polls 2023.
3: 41 pm: Popular Kannada actor Dhruva Sarja voted in Bengaluru today.
4: 00 pm: After a poll officer in Vijayapura's Masabinala area was manhandled, around 23 people were detained. Control and voting units were also damaged by the assailants.
5: 00 pm: 65.69% of eligible voters cast ballots as of 5 pm.
5: 23 pm: Karnataka's ex-Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar, who is a candidate from Hubli-Dharwad Central Assembly constituency for Congress, stated, "People from all castes, everybody is working and voting for me. Congress and Jagadish Shettar will get elected with a huge margin," ANI reported.
5: 50 pm: Karnataka's election day started at 7 am and will end at 6 pm. Soon after, exit polls performed by news channels will be released.
6: 00 pm: As voting concluded at 6 pm, exit polls are all set to release.
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