In an untoward incident reported from Indiganatta village under the Mahadeshwara Hills Gram Panchayat administration limits in Hanur taluk, government officials were injured as they attempted at pacifying a group of angry voters who had declared they were boycotting the polls on Friday.
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Friday said there is "no Modi wave" in Karnataka but there is one in favour of Congress government's guarantee schemes, as he claimed his party will win about 20 out of total 28 Lok Sabha polls in the state.
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With less than three hours left for voting to end, over 50 per cent turnout was reported in Karnataka where polling is underway in 14 Lok Sabha constituencies on Friday.
Puttamma, a 90-year-old woman collapsed and passed away after casting her vote in Tippur village of Hunsur taluk.
An estimated 38.23 per cent turnout was reported during the first half of the day in Karnataka, where the first phase of Lok Sabha polls in 14 of 28 constituencies is underway on Friday.
Urging the closure of the liquor shop opened by the government-owned Mysore Sales International Limited (MSIL) in Begli Benjenahalli of Kolar taluk, the people in the village staged a protest and also boycotted the polls this year.
Shivaramakrishna Shastri, an 86-year-old resident of CV Raman Nagar in the city, exercised his right to franchise for the 20th time in his life, visiting the polling booth at the DRDO Central University on Friday.
and MP DK Suresh, exercised their democratic rights by casting their votes at a polling booth located in Dodda Alahalli, Kanakapura.
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday exhorted people to vote, saying they should exercise their democratic right despite the soaring mercury.
