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Karnataka votes today; polling in 'fake' ID scam-hit constituency deferred

Karnataka is the only big state apart from Punjab that the Congress now rules

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BJP chief Amit Shah (right) paid a visit to Tirupati Balaji temple on Friday | Photo: PTI

Archis Mohan New Delhi
As Karnataka prepared for polling on Saturday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi was in Nepal visiting the Janaki temple in Janakpur, considered the birthplace of Sita, while Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief Amit Shah paid a visit to the famous Tirupati Balaji temple in Andhra Pradesh.

The Election Commission deferred polling to the Rajarajeshwari Nagar constituency. ‘Fake’ electoral identity cards had been discovered on Tuesday, and the BJP and Congress had accused each other of electoral malpractices. Elections in Karnataka will now be held for 222 of the 224-seat Assembly. Polling had earlier been countermanded in Jayanagar following the death of