1. A day after polling for the Karnataka Assembly elections, Election Commission of India will today launch the ultimate polling percentages throughout Karnataka and particular person constituencies. As on late Wednesday, the polling proportion was near 73%, with Bengaluru constituencies lagging behind the remainder of the State.
2. With outcomes to be introduced on Saturday May 13, all political occasion leaders are on tenterhooks, particularly with exit polls throwing up totally different situations. While all give an edge to Congress, many additionally predict a hung Assembly.
3. Many labourers had travelled out of cities, like Bengaluru and Mysuru, to marketing campaign for numerous events and likewise to forged their votes in their native villages. Many of them are anticipated to return to cities to renew work from today onwards, whereas some might keep on until the outcomes are out.
4. Bengaluru-based Mahiti Hakku Adhyayana Kendra has written to the Chief Secretary of Karnataka authorities in regards to the closure of built-in finance administration companies (IFMS) portal to residents and launch of ₹1,000 crore to contractors with out importing any data on the IFMS portal. It alleges the portal has been closed to public viewing in violation of guidelines.
5. Rains are predicted in a number of components of Karnataka.