Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged the voters to come out in large numbers and participate in bypolls for four assembly seats in Uttar Pradesh, Odisha, Meghalaya and one Lok sabha seat in Punjab on Wednesday.
Notably, the high-voltage campaign for the May 10 Assembly elections in Karnataka came to an end on Monday as all three major political parties in the state -- BJP, Congress and JD(S) - with their last chance to woo the voters.
"I request all people to cast their votes as early as possible. I am 100 per cent sure they will vote in favour of the BJP. More than 75-80 per cent will support BJP. We will win 130-135 seats," Former Karnataka CM said after casting his vote.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday urged people in Karnataka to come out in large numbers to vote for "good governance, development and prosperity in the state".
All three major political parties in the state - BJP, Congress and the Janata Dal-Secular (JDS) have put all their efforts to woo the voters, making promises and launching accusations at each other to secure a majority in the state's 224-seat Assembly.
The mega battle for the ballot is set to start in the poll-bound state Karnataka as 2,615 candidates are in the fray, in a bid to attract voters for the 224 assembly constituency.
As the high-voltage campaigning for the Karnataka Assembly elections concluded and with only hours left for the voting, Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Tuesday requested the people of Karnataka to vote for development, progress and efficient governance.
Congress leader Siddaramaiah on Tuesday expressed confidence that the people of Karnataka would vote for the Congress and remove the BJP government in the assembly election on May 10.
Pakistan's Fakhar Zaman has been voted the ICC Men's Player of the Month after a stunning month in April. Prabath Jayasuriya and Mark Chapman were also in the race but Fakhar emerged as the most promising of all.
Ahead of the Jalandhar Lok Sabha by-elections, Punjab's Leader of the Opposition (LoP), Partap Singh Bajwa on Tuesday cautioned the voters of Jalandhar to evaluate the poor performance and ill intentions of the Aam Aadmi Party-led Punjab government before reaching out to the poll booth and p
Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Tuesday said that the people of the state have already decided to vote for Bharatiya Janata Party in the May 10 assembly elections.