BS Yediyurappa cast his vote early in the morning.
Karnataka's 224 assembly segments are voting in a triangular contest between the BJP, Congress and JDS today. Soon after polling began, political heavyweights were seen reaching booths to cast their votes.
All of them stressed that their parties are set to win the ballot contest.
BJP leader BS Yediyurappa, having served as Chief Minister of Karnataka four times, cast his vote in the morning with his family. His son BY Vijayendra is contesting the Shikaripura constituency on a BJP ticket.
BS Yediyurappa, BJP pillar and former Chief Minister, cast his vote early morning.
Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai cast his vote with family members in Shiggavi.
In a tweet, BS Bommai urged everyone to vote without fail.
Congress leader Siddaramaiah, the Leader of Opposition in the state's legislative assembly, cast his vote.
Siddaramaiah is the Congress candidate from the Varuna constituency.
State Congress President DK Shivakumar, the party candidate for the Kanakapura constituency, told people to vote for a "strong, secure" Karnataka.
DK Shivakumar shared a photo of his inked finger on Twitter after voting.
Janata Dal (Secular) leader, former chief minister and son of former prime minister HD Deve Gowda, cast his vote in Ramanagara.
HD Kumaraswamy cast his vote along with family members.
Jagadish Shettar, former Chief Minister who has also served as Leader of Opposition and Speaker of Karnataka Legislative Assembly, cast his vote in Hubbali. Long a BJP stalwart, he joined Congress ahead of the 2023 state polls because of BJP's "ill-treatment".
Jagadish Shettar joined Congress last month after being denied a ticket by BJP.
The counting of the votes will take place on Saturday, May 13.
