The BJP-sponsored NaMo TV can air live speeches of the PM during the "election silence period" as long as there is no reference to the candidate or constituency going to poll in that particular phase, a senior Election Commission officer said Thursday.
Bengaluru: A large section of the Marwadi trader community of the city was in for a rude shock as many found their names missing from the electoral roll when they turned up for voting in the Lok Sabha elections Thursday and alleged it was a 'conspiracy'.
Udupi: Heated argument erupted between leaders of various political parties and police when a ballot paper, which carried information about alliance candidate and BJP candidate, was found near Kaput polling station.
Udupi: BJP candidate from Udupi-Chikkamagaluru Lok Sabha constituency Shobha Karandlaje today went to Bengaluru and exercised her franchise at Hebbal polling station in Bengaluru North Constituency.
Mumbai: Actor Urmila Matondkar, who is contesting the Lok Sabha election as a Congress candidate from Mumbai North, Thursday said the biopic made on Prime Minister Narendra Modi was a joke as he has failed to fulfil his promises.
Bengaluru: An estimated 67.79 per cent voter turnout was reported in the elections to 14 Lok Sabha seats in Karnataka in the first phase Thursday with the polls being by and large peaceful with no major incident reported.
Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy Thursday alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi was playing with the emotions of people in the name of religion and terrorism.
Benglauru: An FIR has been registered against Bengaluru South Lok Sabha constituency BJP candidate Tejaswi Surya. Based on a complaint filed by election flying squad against Tejasvi Surya over violating the MCC, Siddapura police of Bengaluru registered the FIR.
Srinagar: As many as 90 polling booths, mostly in downtown city, saw no voting in Thursday's elections to the Srinagar Parliamentary seat, sources said.
Mangaluru: Excluding some incidents of faulty EVMs, heated arguments, and printer problem in VV Pats, the Lok Sabha election in the D.K district went peacefully and 77.25 percentage of voting has been recorded here.
