Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], Former Indian captain and current head coach of the Indian cricket team Rahul Dravid cast his vote in Bengaluru during the ongoing Lok Sabha elections and urged people to come out and vote. After casting his vote, Dravid spoke to the media and said, "Everyone should come out and vote. This is an opportunity that we get in a democracy." Dravid's former teammate and great Indian spinner Anil Kumble also spoke in Bengaluru. I exercised my right to vote." Kumble tweeted, #IndiaElections2024 #Karnataka #VoteBengaluru. Lok Sabha election phase Karnataka, which contributes 28 seats in the 543-member Parliament, will go to polls in two phases, with 14 seats going to polls today - Udup Chikmagalur, Hassan, Dakshina Kannada, Chitradurga, Tumkur, Mandya, Mysuru Chamarajanagar. , Bengaluru Rural, Bengaluru North, Bengaluru Central, Bengaluru South, Chikballapur, Kolar BJP won 25 out of 28 seats in the 2019 elections in Karnataka. This time, BJP is contesting on 25 seats, which includes its state ally JDS. Remaining 3 seats. The three constituencies contested by JDS are part of the second phase - Hassan, Mandya and Kolar. Voting began at 7 am on Friday and will end at 6 pm. The first phase of voting for the seven-phase Lok Sabha elections, the world's largest electoral exercise, was held on April 19 in 102 constituencies across 2 states and union territories. According to the Election Commission, more than 62 percent voting was recorded. The third phase of elections will be held on May 7.