Karnataka Assembly Election 2023 HIGHLIGHTS: Campaigning ends, voting on May 10

Congress parliamentary party chairperson Sonia Gandhi's ‘Karnataka sovereignty’ remark | Election Commission of India issues a letter to Congress president to provide clarification and take rectification measures in respect of the social media post which has been put up on the Official INC Twitter handle and attributed to Chairperson CPP.

BJP president JP Nadda reacts to Congress parliamentary party chairperson Sonia Gandhi's ‘Karnataka sovereignty’ remark; says, "...this is a result of Congress party's mental bankruptcy. To say anything for the sake of votes is condemnable...They have always stood with 'Tukde Tukde' gang. Those who stand with such people will use such words."

Former Karnataka CM and senior BJP leader BS Yediyurappa also joins the roadshow of party's candidate and his son BY Vijayendra in Shiralakoppa of Shivamogga district.

Former party chief Rahul Gandhi stopped for a cup of coffee at a 'Cafe Coffee Day' outlet on Cunningham Road. At a close-by Bengaluru Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) bus stop, he spoke to a bunch of college students and working women.

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday interacted with college students and working women here ahead of the May 10 Assembly elections in Karnataka. The former party chief stopped for a cup of coffee at a 'Cafe Coffee Day' outlet on Cunningham Road. At a close-by Bengaluru Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) bus stop, he spoke to a bunch of college students and working women.

Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra held a roadshow in Vijayanagar, Bengaluru on the last day of campaigning for #KarnatakaAssemblyElections which are scheduled to be held on 10th May. 

No party or candidate shall publish any advertisement in the print media on poll day and one day prior without clearance from the media certification and monitoring committee, the Election Commission said on Sunday in an advisory ahead of the May 10 voting in Karnataka. Campaign for the Karnataka assembly elections is set to end at 5 pm on Monday. In the advisory to political parties, the poll authority also emphasised on "clean and serious" campaign as electioneering reached feverish pitch in the southern state. It noted that advertisements of offending and misleading nature vitiate the entire election process.

Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) president Sharad Pawar has said he is surprised that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has given “religious” slogans during election campaigning in Karnataka, which votes on May 10. When one takes up a religion or religious issue in an election, it creates a different type of environment and it is not a good thing, Pawar told a regional news channel. Speaking to reporters in Pandharpur temple town earlier on Sunday, the NCP chief claimed the Congress will come to power in Karnataka. “We take oath for democratic values and secularism at the time of contesting an election,” Pawar told a private news channel.

ECI issued advisory to political parties to get clearance for print advertisements.