more-inThe 72.36% turnout in Saturday’s Karnataka Assembly elections is new record for the State, surpassing the 71.90% polling 40 years ago in 1978. The 2013 Assembly polls recorded a turnout of 71.45%. However, the low voter turnout in the 28 Assembly constituencies in Bengaluru city has caused concern in the Election Commission. While the Congress is interpreting the high turnout as demonstration of support for its administration, the BJP reads the numbers as an urge for a change. JD(S) State president H.D.

Source: The Hindu May 13, 2018 18:35 UTC