#KarnatakaElections: RaGa asks people to participate in 'festival-of-democracy' by voting
Rahul Gandhi today urged the people of Karnataka to participate in the "festival of democracy" by voting in large numbers. Gandhi also welcomed first-time voters to take part in the electoral process. The Congress chief had extensively campaigned across the state with an aim to help the party retain power in Karnataka, which is the only large state ruled by it after Punjab.
What does Rahul Gandhi have to say?
"Voter exercising his right without fail is the sign of functional democracy. I welcome all my young friends who are casting their vote for the first time in Karnataka," Rahul Gandhi said in a tweet in Kannada. "I request people of Karnataka to celebrate this biggest festival of democracy in large numbers with fervor, and make it successful," he said.
Rahul Gandhi tweeted in Kannada Language
Gandhi had made nine visits to poll-bound Karnataka
Rahul Gandhi had made nine visits, each one spanning about three days, to the state as part of his "Janashirvada Yatre". He had addressed roadside meetings and rallies and taken part in road shows across the state in a customized bus. The Congress has not announced any chief ministerial candidate but maintains that incumbent Siddaramaiah will be the party's face during the campaign.
