12 May, 21:56 (IST)

The Rajouri police in Jammu and Kashmir has busted a Hawala module of terrorist organisation Hizbul Mujahideen. Four over ground workers have been arrested and Rs 1 lakh seized from them.

12 May, 20:09 (IST)

Out of the five major exit polls released, three have given Congress a slim edge, whereas, two others predicted a near-majority for the BJP. For details, read here.

12 May, 18:39 (IST)

Polling for 222 seats ends in Karnataka. Now, all eyes are on the various exit poll results that will start trickling in. Catch LIVE Here.

12 May, 17:45 (IST)

Karnataka Elections 2018: Re-polling to take place in Hebbal assembly constituency's Polling Station Number 2 after polling was stopped due to EVM failure.

12 May, 16:49 (IST)

Nawaz Sharif admits that Pakistani terrorists carried out Mumbai attack. Even though the world knows it but 1st time Pakistani former PM admits it publicly. Truth prevails! Read Full Report.

12 May, 16:28 (IST)

Karnataka: Rain lashed parts of Hubli affecting voting, voters take shelter at Polling Station 185.

12 May, 16:09 (IST)

Majority of the 3500 residents of Chittapur taluk's Tarkaspet village in Kalburagi district are boycotting Karnataka Elections 2018 over their demand for Gram Panchayat headquarters for their village.

12 May, 15:32 (IST)

Karnataka Elections 2018: 56% voter turnout recorded till 3 pm in Karnataka Elections2018.

12 May, 13:52 (IST)

Indore district court announces death sentence for convict in a rape and murder case of a four-month girl in Rajwada, Madhya Pradesh.

12 May, 13:06 (IST)

An earthquake of magnitude 3.0 on the Richter scale hit Chamba region of Himachal Pradesh at 9:27 am today.

Load More

Bengaluru, May 12: In what is projected as a tight race between Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Congress, polling in Karnataka began at 8 AM on Saturday amid tight security.  In the last assembly election in 2013, voter turnout was a high 71.45%. Except for two constituencies, voting will begin at 7 am on Saturday and end at 6 pm. The results for Karnataka Assembly Elections 2018 will be out on May 15.

On Friday, the election commission deferred polling in the Rajarajeshwari Nagar constituency to May 28 for which the results will be declared on May 31. EC’s order came after the May 8 raid on an apartment in which 9,896 electoral photo identification cards were seized by officials of the commission.  In Hubli, faulty Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) machine found at booth number 108 being replaced and voting is yet to resume at the booth.

The current polls in Karnataka are seen as one of the most complex the state had ever witnessed with many imponderables that have left most analysts to bet on a fractured mandate in a cliffhanger. One among the interesting aspects of this election is four candidates who have served as chief minister of Karnataka are in the fray -- current incumbent Siddaramaiah (Chamundeshwari and Badami), B S Yeddyurappa (Shikaripura), H D Kumaraswamy (Chennapatna and Ramanagara) and Jagadish Shettar (Hubli-Dharwad Central.)

Meanwhile, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is on a two-day visit to Nepal, visited the Muktinath Temple on Saturday morning. The Prime Minister was greeted by the monks and priests. He then offered prayers at the holy abode. On Friday, the Prime Minister strengthened ties between India and Nepal by inaugurating a direct bus service between Janakpur and Ayodhya and, with Oli, laid the foundation stone of the 900-megawatt Arun III Hydroelectric Power Plant in Tumlingtar area in eastern Nepal.

We, at LatestLY, will bring all the breaking and latest news and updates around the world. Stay with us for the latest updates of the day