BENGALURU: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Wednesday said that the people of Karnataka have decided to choose a progressive, transparent and welfare-oriented government. As voting process for the Assembly elections in Karnataka commenced on Wednesday, Kharge took to Twitter to urge voters, especially first-time voters, to come out and participate in the democratic process for a better future.
“People of Karnataka have decided to choose a progressive, transparent and welfare-oriented government. Today, it is time to vote in large numbers. We welcome our first-time voters to participate in this democratic process for a better future”, Kharge tweeted.
People of Karnataka have decided that they shall choose a progressive, transparent & welfare-oriented government.
Today, it is time vote in large numbers.
We welcome our first time voters to participate in this democratic process for a better future.
— Mallikarjun Kharge (@kharge) May 10, 2023
Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi also urged voters to exercise their franchise. “As the polling for the Assembly elections begins, I urge all my sisters and brothers in Karnataka to go out there and vote for change. It’s time to bring in a strong, development-oriented and capable government that works tirelessly to make your lives better”, she said.
Polling for the Karnataka Assembly elections began amid tight security on Wednesday. The voting commenced at 7 am and will continue till 6 pm. All three major political parties in the state — BJP, Congress and the Janata Dal-Secular (JDS) — have put in efforts to woo voters, making promises and levelling accusations at each other to secure a majority in the state’s 224-seat Assembly.
Mallikarjun Kharge’s son Priyank Kharge is contesting from the Chittapur Assembly constituency. He was also a former minister in the Siddaramaiah government. (ANI)