Voting in 14 constituencies in north Karnataka on May 7

Voters in a queue at a booth at Sagar town of Shivamogga district in Karnataka on May 7, 2024.
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0700 IST

BJP veteran B. S. Yediyurappa offered pooja at a temple in Shivamogga with his son and Shivamogga Lok Sabha candidate B. Y. Raghavendra before going to the polling booth in Shikaripura to exercise their franchise for the Lok Sabha elections on May 7.

Speaking to mediapersons at his residence at Shikaripura, the former CM exuded confidence that the BJP-JD(S) combine will win 25-26 seats in the Lok Sabha polls. “We will win all 14 that went to polls in the first phase (April 26). Even if we lose one or two in the second phase, we will definitely win at least 25-26 seats,” he said.

He expects B.Y. Raghavendra to win with a margin of not less than 2.5 lakh votes.