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15:11 (IST) May 12
Amit Shah is like a comedy show and Narendra Modi's image has drastically declined, his speeches are completely hollow and have made no impact on the voters of Karnataka. Therefore we are not worried.
Chief minister Siddaramaiah
15:07 (IST) May 12
Voting update: 56% voting recorded across 222 constituencies till 3pm in Karnataka.
The coast demonstrated that its heart is in the right place when it comes to electoral politics, witnessing good voter turn outs in the three coastal districts of Dakshina Kannada, Udupi and Uttara Kannada districts.
Voters queued up at a polling booth in Dharwad's Navalgund
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Voters queued up at a polling booth in Dharwad's Navalgund <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/KarnatakaElections2018?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc^tfw">#KarnatakaElections2018</a> <a href="https://t.co/X1yQth65LO">pic.twitter.com/X1yQth65LO</a></p>
— ANI (@ANI) <a href="https://twitter.com/ANI/status/995229253531713536?ref_src=twsrc^tfw">May 12, 2018</a></blockquote>
14:37 (IST) May 12
CM Siddaramaiah casts his vote in Chamundeshwari. He is contesting from Chamundeshwari and Badami constituencies
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Chief Minister Siddaramaiah casts his vote in Chamundeshwari. He is contesting from Chamundeshwari and Badami constituencies <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/KarnatakaElections2018?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc^tfw">#KarnatakaElections2018</a> <a href="https://t.co/Ougib8OncL">pic.twitter.com/Ougib8OncL</a></p>
— ANI (@ANI) <a href="https://twitter.com/ANI/status/995222846644207616?ref_src=twsrc^tfw">May 12, 2018</a></blockquote>
This is the mantra of all the political parties on the day of the Karnataka elections 2018.
Rains, interestingly, was the villain that candidates across parties feared in Bengaluru and some parts of Karnataka as some MLA aspirants and supporters took to social media urging voters to come out before rains hit the IT city as predicted by the Meteorological Centre.
Karnataka Minister DK Shivakumar in queue to cast his vote at polling booth number 240 in Kanakapura
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Karnataka Minister DK Shivakumar in queue to cast his vote at polling booth number 240 in Kanakapura <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/KarnatakaElections2018?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc^tfw">#KarnatakaElections2018</a> <a href="https://t.co/NtffeT6JHx">pic.twitter.com/NtffeT6JHx</a></p>
— ANI (@ANI) <a href="https://twitter.com/ANI/status/995210177270853632?ref_src=twsrc^tfw">May 12, 2018</a></blockquote>
13:59 (IST) May 12
With 47%, Dakshin Kannada has recorded highest voting so far and Bengaluru Urban is the lowest at 28% till 1pm