Published 09:37 IST, April 26th 2024
Inducements Offering Charge Rocks Karnataka: Congress Workers Gave Gift Cards for Vote, Claims BJP
As the polling is underway in Bangalore Central and Bangalore Rural seats, allegations of offering inducements to voters against Congress emerged fresh.
Advertisement
Lok Sabha Election 2024: As voting is underway in Bangalore Central and Bangalore Rural seats, two of 14 Lok Sabha seats in Karnataka undergoing polls in second phase, allegations of offering inducements to voters against Congress workers emerged fresh, triggering political slugfest on voting day.
BJP candidate for Bangalore Central seat, PC Mohan, accused Congress workers of distributing cash among voters in Gandhinagar Assembly constituency on Thursday late night, a day before polling in seat.
Advertisement
Furr accusing Congress of distributing gift cards in houses of voters in Bangalore Rural, BJP leer apprised Election Commission of violation of model code of conduct in constituencies.
In video accessed by Republic, Congress workers, alleged to be, were caught distributing gift cards to voters at ir doorsteps in Bangalore Central constituency.
Advertisement
Bangalore Central Lok Sabha seat h been BJP's stronghold since its creation in 2008 and PC Mohan has won elections thrice from seat. In 2024 Lok Sabha polls, BJP has placed its trust again on Mohan. He has been pitted against Congress party's Mansoor Ali Khan.
Split in seven phases, 2024 Lok Sabha elections saw first phase of voting last friday for 102 seats and 21 states and Union Territories. voter turnout was recorded at 65.5 per cent.
Advertisement
In second phase of polls, voting is underway for all 20 seats of Kerala, 14 of 28 seats in Karnataka, 13 seats in Rajasthan, 8 seats each in Maharashtra and Uttar Presh, 7 seats in Mhya Presh, 5 seats each in Assam and Bihar, 3 seats each in Chhattisgarh and West Bengal, and 1 seat each in Manipur, Tripura, and Jammu and Kashmir.
Advertisement
09:32 IST, April 26th 2024