Karnataka Elections: Deve Gowda casts his Vote, expresses confidance on JD-S

Karnataka, May 12: Janata Dal (Secular) (JD-S) supremo H.D. Deve Gowda has cast his vote and said on Saturday that his party expects a possibility of forming the government.

"We expect a possibility of forming the government, we have done well," Gowda told Media here.

Gowda cast his vote at polling booth no.244 in Holenarasipura town in Hassan district. His wife Chennamma Deve Gowda, son HD Revanna and other family members were also present along with him.

JD-S is looking to establish itself once again in Karnataka politics and is expected to give a tough fight to both the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Congress.

Earlier in the day, the chief ministerial candidate of the JD-S, H.D. Kumaraswamy, met Nirmalanandanatha Mahaswami of Sri Adichunchanagiri Mahasamsthana Math in Jayanagar amidst polling for the Karnataka Assembly.

The polling, which began at 7 am in 58,546 polling stations, each equipped with Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) and Voter Verified Paper Audit Trails (VVPATs), will conclude at 6 pm.