Karnataka Election Live: 'Dream Of Every Kannadiga Is My Own Dream,' Says PM Modi A Day Before Voting
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Karnataka Elections 2023 Live: Hello and welcome to ABP Live Karnataka Elections 2023 Live Blog, follow this space for all the latest updates and breaking news on Karnataka Elections 2023. On March 29, the Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar announced the poll schedule for the election of 224-member Karnataka Legislative Assembly. The state will go to polls on May 10 and the votes will be counted on May 13.
The term of the current Karnataka Legislative Assembly would end on May 24, 2023.
The incumbent Bharatiya Janata Party, led by Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai, is aiming to come back to power and has been stressing on the Kannadiga issue and the recent decision to grant reservation to Lingayat and Vokkaliga communities by scrapping a religion-based reservation for the Muslim community.
Whereas Congress and Janata Dal (Secular) are trying to corner the BJP dispensation on the issue of corruption.
ABP-Cvoter Karnataka Opinion Poll
According to the ABP News CVoter Opinion Poll, the Congress leads in projected vote share percentage at 40%, with a 2.0% increase. The BJP is expected to maintain its 36% vote share from the previous state assembly election. In terms of vote share, the regional party Janata Dal (Secular) led by HD Deve Gowda remains almost constant.
According to the ABP-CVoter poll, JDS will receive 16% of the vote, a significant decrease from their performance in the 2018 Karnataka assembly election.
Congress leader Siddaramaiah also seems to be ahead in the race as the most preferred chief minister candidate, according to an earlier ABP News-CVoter survey. Acoording to the previous survey, 39.1 per cent of voters would want to see former CM Siddaramaiah back on the post.
Incumbent Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai from the Bharatiya Janata Party came next in the list of most preferred CM candidates, with 31.1 per cent people voters ready to give him a chance to continue with a second term.
Union Minister Pralhad Joshi, VHP Members Recite Hanuman Chalisa At Hanuman Temple In Hubballi
Union Minister and BJP MP from Dharwad constituency, Pralhad Joshi along with members of VHP recite Hanuman Chalisa in Hanuman temple located in Nagashetti Koppa, Hubballi of Karnataka.
#WATCH | Union Minister and BJP MP from Dharwad constituency, Pralhad Joshi along with members of VHP recites Hanuman Chalisa in Hanuman temple located in Nagashetti Koppa, Hubballi of Karnataka
— ANI (@ANI) May 9, 2023
(Video source: Pralhad Joshi's office) pic.twitter.com/vyGVyQlQcm
EC Stops Hanuman Chalisa Chanting In Bengaluru
#WATCH | A VHP member, Abhishek says that he along with other members of the organisation were stopped from reciting Hanuman Chalisa by a team of the Election Commission in Bengaluru's Vijaya Nagar today citing the imposition of Sec 144 CrPC in the area for Karnataka elections pic.twitter.com/jh4EWapNIt
— ANI (@ANI) May 9, 2023
Basavaraj Bommai, Supporters Recite Hanuman Chalisa At Hanuman Mandir In Hubballi
Karnataka CM Basavaraj Bommai along with his supporters recite Hanuman Chalisa at Hanuman Mandir in Hubbali's Vijay Nagar.
#WATCH | Karnataka CM Basavaraj Bommai along with his supporters recites Hanuman Chalisa at Hanuman Mandir in Hubbali's Vijay Nagar.
— ANI (@ANI) May 9, 2023
(Source: CMO) pic.twitter.com/ihiJhcD8bL
Union Minister Shobha Karandlaje Chants 'Jai Shri Ram' At Vir Anjaneya Temple
Union Minister & BJP leader Shobha Karandlaje chants 'Jai Shri Ram' at Vir Anjaneya temple in Bengaluru, Karnataka.
This comes in the backdrop of the Congress Karnataka election manifesto mentioning banning rightwing outfits like Bajrang Dal.
#WATCH | Union Minister & BJP leader Shobha Karandlaje chants 'Jai Shri Ram' at Vir Anjaneya temple in Bengaluru, Karnataka
— ANI (@ANI) May 9, 2023
This comes in the backdrop of the Congress Karnataka election manifesto mentioning banning rightwing outfits like Bajrang Dal pic.twitter.com/oIRhwOYqSJ
'Dream Of Every Kannadiga Is My Own Dream': PM Modi Urges People To Caste Votes
In a video message ahead of the Karnataka assembly polls, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said, "The dream of every Kannadiga is my own dream. Your resolution is my resolution. We want Karnataka to be number one in investment, industries, education and employment. For making Karnataka number one, I request you all to cast your vote as responsible citizens.
My message to the people of Karnataka… pic.twitter.com/DvFGl952OV
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) May 9, 2023
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