Just before casting his vote, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader B Sriramulu was seen performing 'gau puja' (cow worship):

 

He is contesting against incumbent Chief Minister Siddaramaiah from Badami constituency.

Badami, a tourist town in Bagalkot district in northern Karnataka is renowned for its cave temples.
Siddaramaiah is contesting from this constituency and holds prominence here as it is dominated by the Kuruba community, a shepherd community to which the chief minister belongs.