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Let's build '40% commission-free', progressive Karnataka: Rahul Gandhi to voters

The voting that began at 7 am amid tight security will go on till 6 in the evening

PTI New Delhi Published 10.05.23, 09:30 AM
Polling officials collect EVMs and other voting materials ahead of the Karnataka Assembly elections, at Veterinary College distribution centre in Bangalore.

Polling officials collect EVMs and other voting materials ahead of the Karnataka Assembly elections, at Veterinary College distribution centre in Bangalore. PTI

Former Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday urged the people of Karnataka to vote in large numbers to build a progressive and a "40-per cent-commission-free" state.

Voting for the high-stakes Assembly elections in Karnataka began early on Wednesday in a state where the ruling BJP is eyeing to script history by retaining its southern citadel while a combative Congress is seeking a comeback ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha polls.In a tweet in Hindi, Gandhi said, "Karnataka's vote… for 5 guarantees, for women's rights, for youth employment, for the upliftment of the poor. Come, vote in large numbers."

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"Let's build a 40%-commission-free, progressive Karnataka together," Gandhi tweeted in Hindi using the hashtag 'Congress Winning150'.

He also shared a graphic featuring the Congress' five guarantees.

Polling is being held for 224 seats in what is being seen mainly as a three-cornered contest between the ruling BJP, the Congress and former prime minister H D Deve Gowda's Janata Dal (Secular).

The voting that began at 7 am amid tight security will go on till 6 in the evening.

Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by The Telegraph Online staff and has been published from a syndicated feed.

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