KARNATAKA ELECTION 2023: LIVE: The epic fight of the ballots in Karnataka has begun after a high-voltage campaign. 

In Karnataka, voting for 224 assembly seats began at 7 am and will last until 6 pm. In the 58,545 polling locations spread out around the state, a total of 5,31,33,054 electors are entitled to vote.

The BJP, Congress, and JD(S) are the top political parties involved. 113 seats are required to achieve a majority and form a government.

BJP Karnataka president Nalin Kumar Kateel arrived at a polling booth in Mangaluru to cast his vote for Karnataka Elections 2023

In contrast to the Congress party's plea for electors to "vote wisely," Prime Minister Narendra Modi has called for increased voter turnout in Karnataka.
Voter turnout is 8.21 percent  in the first two hours till around 10 am: Voter turnout is 8.21% in the first two hours of polling in Karnataka Assembly polls, Election Commission informed.

Congress has made 5 clear poll promises to all Kannadigas as under:-Gruha Jyothi: 200 units of free electricity per month to every household. Gruha Lakshmi Scheme: Rs2,000/month to every woman head of household. 

Uchita Prayana: Free bus travel for all women across the state of Karnataka. Yuva Nidhi: Rs,3,000/month for unemployed graduates and Rs.1,500 per month for unemployed diploma holders.

Anna Bhagya: Free 10 kilogram of rice per person per month to BPL families.

Early voters include Yediyurappa, Narayana Murthy, and Nirmala Sitharaman.

Among the early voters in the Karnataka Assembly elections were Rajamate Pramoda Devi Wadiyar, B S Yediyurappa, NR Narayana Murthy, and Sudha Murthy.

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