As Karnataka votes for the crucial Assembly elections, cricket legend Anil Kumble took to Twitter to appeal to his home state to participate in huge numbers. ‘Waiting for our turn to vote! #KarnatakaElections2018 pic.twitter.com/O30QqqZlxW — Anil Kumble (@anilkumble1074) May 12, 2018Within an hour of the post, the tweet went viral with our 1.7K likes and over 200 retweets. Meanwhile, 10.6 percent voting was recorded in two hours of polling in Karnataka, which began at 7 am on Saturday. A total of 2,654 candidates are in the fray and 4.96-crore electorate, including 2.44 crore women, will cast their votes.

Source: dna May 12, 2018 04:52 UTC