<p>However, a political party here has tried to strike at the religious sentiments of the rural voters by gifting them portraits of Gods along with some money.<br /><br />The particular party has offered the portraits of Lord Manjunatha to the voters during the Council polls, thus to reap the benefits of their God-fearing attitude.<br /><br />Whether these voters voted for the party is still a mystery, but it is true that they got totally surprised at the new offer.<br /><br />When sought the reaction of some of the local elected representatives, they did not find anything new in the development. <br /><br />Rather they justified that when large scale inducements take place in all elections, offering portraits of Gods and money to the voters is not something strange.</p>
<p>However, a political party here has tried to strike at the religious sentiments of the rural voters by gifting them portraits of Gods along with some money.<br /><br />The particular party has offered the portraits of Lord Manjunatha to the voters during the Council polls, thus to reap the benefits of their God-fearing attitude.<br /><br />Whether these voters voted for the party is still a mystery, but it is true that they got totally surprised at the new offer.<br /><br />When sought the reaction of some of the local elected representatives, they did not find anything new in the development. <br /><br />Rather they justified that when large scale inducements take place in all elections, offering portraits of Gods and money to the voters is not something strange.</p>