Karnataka polls: Here are some stories that you might not have heard

Elections to the 15th Karnataka Legislative Assembly were held on Saturday and the results will be out on Tuesday

Archis Mohan crisscrossed the poll-bound state in the course of the election campaign. Here are some stories from deep inside Karnataka that you might not have heard

The curse of Krishna

April and May are the hottest months in Karnataka. Political workers having to campaign in searing heat termed it the "curse of Krishna". In 2004, S M Krishna, who led the then Congress government, advanced the elections by six months. The original schedule would have meant elections were to be held in September-October of 2004 but polling took place in the third and fourth weeks of April. It also coincided