Bengaluru, April 26 -- The electoral fervor swept across Karnataka on Friday as citizens queued up to exercise their franchise for the second phase of Lok Sabha elections.
Among the first to cast their votes were prominent personalities including author Sudha Murthy, Infosys co-founder NR Narayana Murthy, and former cricketer Rahul Dravid.
Sudha Murthy, renowned for her literary prowess and philanthropic endeavors, emphasized the importance of voting and appealed to the youth to actively participate in the democratic process. "If at this age I can come and vote at 7 am, I am sure youngsters have more energy. I appeal to everyone to vote. Youngsters are smarter than me. I am sure they know how to elect," she asserted.
Her sentiments were...