8 years ago
New Delhi:
Karnataka began voting today in a crucial set of by-elections that will test the Congress-JDS coalition in the state. Voting for three Lok Sabha and two assembly seats began at 7 in the morning.
About 35 per cent voting was recorded on Saturday during the first half of polling for the by-polls to three Lok Sabha and two assembly constituencies in Karnataka.
Congress and JDS fielded joint candidates in all the seats, the JDS will be contesting the Mandya and Shivamogga Lok Sabha seats and the Ramanagara assembly constituency and the Congress has put up candidates in the Lok Sabha seat in Ballari and assembly seat in Jamkhandi. The results for the five seats will be declared on November 6.
