Polling for Karnataka election 2018 has ended. The citizens took the voting day very seriously. Grandparents, young brides, first-time voters, celebrities, differently-abled and people from various walks of life came out to celebrate the "festival of democracy". The seriousness can also be sensed from the micro-blogging site Twitter where the enthusiastic voters shared pictures of their inked fingers with encouraging messages - "each vote counts", "have you voted yet?", "show the ink", "perform your duty."
By 5 pm 64.5 per cent people had cast their votes on Saturday. Here's a look at some of the enthusiastic voters:
Right before her wedding, a bride, in her wedding finery, casted her vote in Madikeri.
"Please go and vote for change. One vote also counts," tweeted a user while proudly showing his inked finger after voting.
An 87-year-old wheelchair-borne grandmother also casted her vote in Shimoga constituency.
First time voters too shared a picture of their inked fingers with caption, "We are done with our Vote. #1stvote"
Among the early voters were senior politicians BS Yeddyurappa, DV Sadananda Gowda and HD Deve Gowda. The votes will be counted for 222 of the 224 seats next Tuesday, May 15.
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