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Karnataka Election 2023 LIVE Updates
Election Commission of India reviews Karnataka Assembly preparations
The Election Commission of India, chaired by Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar, conducted a video conference with the authorities on Monday to discuss the election preparations and the state's law and order situation ahead of the Karnataka Assembly elections.
According to the ECI, the video conference included senior representatives from enforcement agencies such as the Coast Guard, NCB, Income Tax, and border states Goa, Maharashtra, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, and Kerala as well as Chief Secretaries, Director Generals of Police, Nodal Police Officers, and Nodal Officers CAPF.
Major political parties are actively campaigning across Karnataka as the assembly elections draw near. With the aid of its celebrity campaigners, the BJP and the Congress have staged road shows.
The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party released its manifesto for Karnataka Assembly polls at an event in Bengaluru, making a host of promises including the provision of 3 free cooking gas cylinders to all BPL (Below Poverty Level) families annually.
The manifesto or the vision document was released by the BJP’s national president JP Nadda in the presence of Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai and his predecessor and Lingayat stalwart BS Yediyurappa.
Key electoral pledges had also been made public earlier by Congress and JD(S).
Voting for the 224-member parliament will take place on 10 May, and results will be announced on 13 May.
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