Poll of exit polls predicts that Karnataka is heading towards a hung assembly with the BJP emerging as the single largest party. Stay with TOI for live updates
18:56 (IST) May 12
Total voter turnout figure received so far is 70%: Election Commission
Clashes broke out between Congress and Bharatiya Janata Party workers outside a polling booth in Hampi Nagar on Saturday, allegedly after the former thrashed a BJP corporator.
From centenarians to first-time voters, and even brides and wheelchair-bound people, Karnataka saw voters of various hues coming out to exercise their electoral franchise in the assembly polls on Saturday.
Former Foreign Minister and BJP leader SM Krishna casts his vote
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Former Foreign Minister and BJP leader SM Krishna casts his vote in a polling booth in Bengaluru <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/KarnatakaVoting?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc^tfw">#KarnatakaVoting</a> <a href="https://t.co/qnlLdpYN09">pic.twitter.com/qnlLdpYN09</a></p>
— ANI (@ANI) <a href="https://twitter.com/ANI/status/995231212061900800?ref_src=twsrc^tfw">May 12, 2018</a></blockquote>