Hyderabad, April 27 -- The first phase of Lok Sabha elections in Karnataka concluded on Friday (April 26). The state has 28 seats in Lok Sabha. Fourteen of these seats have witnessed thepolling today. The second phase of polling for another 14 seats will be held on May 7. The 14 seats where the elections are held on Friday fall under South Karnataka which is known as 'Old Mysore State' and was ruled by the Mysore Maharajas till 1947. It is basically a greener, more fertile and more industrialised part of Karnataka with big cities such as Bangalore, Mangalore, Mysore, and Shimoga (these names have undergone some slight changes during the last decade) falling under it.

Karnataka has been the first state in south India where a BJP governmen...