Yeddyurappa casts vote as Lingayats gear up to seal fate of his son in Shivamogga

The second phase of polling in Karnataka has commenced. 14 constituencies in the northern region of the state are going to polls today. This is a Lingayat-dominated region and Lingayat strongman (also BJP state president) BS Yeddyurappa’s son BY Raghavendra is contesting the Lok Sabha election from Shivamogga. As voters are set to decide Raghavendra’s fate today, Yeddyurappa was one of those early leaders to cast his vote.