The TMC member, Bheemu Kalal arrived at the polling booth and took the ballot paper. He came out of the booth, while speaking on his cellphone.

He cast his vote for the BJP candidate and displayed the ballot paper to the media. When the polling officer tried to stop him, Bheemu had by this time, already pushed the ballot paper into the ballot box. An angry Bheemu justified his act by stating that he had expressed his dissatisfaction on being neglected by his party seniors.
Public display of loyalty!

In Bagalkot, the members of the City Municipal Council, exhibited in public their loyalties to BJP, by publicly displaying the ballot papers in the presence of BJP workers.
The councillors displayed their loyalty by showing the marked ballot papers to the BJP workers. Despite objections from the police, the councillors continued to do so.

Police swung into action and dispersed the BJP workers as a Congress worker raised objection.