Bengaluru, Jun 4 (PTI) Ahead of the counting of votes in the Lok Sabha elections, JD(S) leader and former Karnataka Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy offered prayers at Gangadhareshwara temple here on Tuesday.

The JD(S) second-in-command, who contested from Mandya as an NDA candidate, also sought the blessings of the pontiff of the Adi Chunchanagiri Giri Shakha Math, Nirmalananda Natha Swami.

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Later speaking to reporters, he exuded confidence on winning the election.

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