LIVE: The Election Commission of India on Tuesday ordered a probe into the circumstances that led to dates for polling and result of the Karnataka Assembly elections. Controversy broke out after BJP IT cell Amit Malviya announced the dates for elections in Karnataka about 15 minutes before the EC announced it. When asked about it, he said that he got it from a news channel. the state will go to the polls on May 12 and counting will take place on May 15. Meanwhile, BJP national president Amit Shah embarrassed the BJP and state party chief B S Yeddyurappa with his slip of the tongue. While accusing the Congress government in Karnataka, Shah said that if there was a competition for the most corrupt government, ?Yeddyurappa government would be number one?. Congress president Rahul Gandhi, CM Siddaramaiah and Congress social media head Ramya immediately made use of the opportunity and ?appreciated? Shah for ?speaking the truth?. The elections are politically crucial for the ruling Congress led by Siddaramaiah as it is the only big state where the Grand Old Party is in power after losing a string of polls to the BJP in the last few years. Besides, the Congress and BJP, the JD(S)-led by former prime minister H D Deve Gowda is the third player in the fray.
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