Karnataka Elections 2023 Live updates: Rahul Gandhi urges residents to vote for ladies rights, employment
Karnataka Elections 2023: The epic battle of the ballots in Karnataka has begun after a high-voltage marketing campaign. In Karnataka, elections for 224 meeting seats began at 7 am and can go until 6 pm.
In the 58,545 polling areas unfold out across the state, a complete of 5,31,33,054 electors are entitled to vote. The BJP, Congress, and JD(S) are the highest political events concerned. 113 seats are required to realize a majority and type a authorities.
Karnataka is seeing a triangular contest between the ruling BJP, Congress and the JDS.
Early votes included the founding father 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 individuals of the state a day earlier than the Karnataka Elections. The letter reads, “You have all the time showered me with love and affection. It seems 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.”
#WATCH | “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,” says BJP MP Tejasvi Surya… pic.twitter.com/2xL9H1pKWJ
— ANI (@ANI) May 10, 2023
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 within the Hubli-Dharwad Central Assembly, Jagadish Shettar solid his vote.
10:32 am: ‘Ban on Bajrang Dal‘
#WATCH | On Karnataka Congress manifesto mentioning the ban on Bajrang Dal, celebration’s candidate from Hubli-Dharwad-Central, Jagadish Shettar says, “It is not a debatable question. I have already said on so many occasions that banning of any org, if it is against the Constitution,… pic.twitter.com/zSg62gVjas
— ANI (@ANI) May 10, 2023
10:42 am: Karnataka Elections 2023: Promises made by Congress throughout Karnataka Elections
1. GRUHA JYOTHI
200 models of free electrical energy per thirty days to each family.
2. GRUHA LAKSHMI SCHEME
₹2,000/month to each girl head of family.
3. UCHITA PRAYANA
Free bus journey for all ladies throughout 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 individual per thirty days to BPL households.
10:58 am: ‘The Kerala Story won’t have any impact in Karnataka’
#WATCH | “I am 100% that my husband will win. Congress govt will come. It (The Kerala Story) will not have any effect in Karnataka. I appeal to people to vote for Congress,” says spouse of Karnataka Congress president DK Shivakumar#KarnatakaElections pic.twitter.com/tYNDK0jwIC
— ANI (@ANI) May 10, 2023
11:09 am: Congress staff embellished LPG fuel cylinders with garlands
In some areas, Congress staff may very well be noticed burning incense sticks round LPG fuel cylinders and adorning them with garlands. Congress stated that Kannadigas have embraced the pre-voting ritual fad and are tweeting about it.
11:31 am: Former Cricketer Javagal Srinath solid his vote
#WATCH | #KarnatakaElection | Former cricketer Javagal Srinath solid his vote at a polling station in Mysuru.
He says, “…I request people to come, vote & choose a good leader for good democracy. I also voted…We must participate in democracy…” pic.twitter.com/RRDGX9l8W3
— ANI (@ANI) May 10, 2023