the Hindutva factor is working. The BJP poll... ... Karnataka Elections 2023 LIVE UPDATES: The stage is set for high-octane polling in Karnataka

the Hindutva factor is working. The BJP poll booth agents say that at 1 pm 49 per cent of voting by Hindu voters at an average was recorded in Udupi and Dakshina Kannada (Udupi 48.2 per cent and Dakshin Kannada 49.1 percent)

While the INC poll booth managers have stated that the Muslims turned out in big numbers in both Udupi and Dakshina Kannada districts. They quantified the voting of Muslim votes to the extent of 51 per cent in udupi and 52 per cent in Dakshina Kannada. Mangalore city (ullal) recorded highest among the coastal constituency for Muslim votes at 56 per cent

Christian voters also turned out in big numbers in Mangalore city South. At 1 pm 40.2 per cent have voted in 221 booths