Bengaluru, which is in the state of Karnataka, is frequently in the headlines due to its poor voter turnout.
Thus, lodging facilities, cab companies, and other businesses have launched campaigns to get people to vote.
Free beer, cheap taxi rides, and even free health examinations are some of these.
Some restaurants require patrons to present their voter identification—a finger smeared with permanent ink—at the register.
On Friday, the city will cast its votes in the second round of India’s seven-phase election.
The state’s highest court permitted a hotel association to offer meals for free or at a reduced cost on Wednesday, provided guidelines.
According to each voter’s own preference, several hotels and restaurants would provide them different offerings “PC Rao, the hotel association president, said the Bangalore Mirror newspaper.
He said that whereas some of these locations will give away free coffee, dosas—pancakes made with rice batter and lentils—and fruit juice to beat the heat, others may provide deals or discounts on food.
