Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar has appealed to employers across the state to extend support to voters from Bihar to enable them to take part in the Assembly elections there.

In his message, which his office shared with media on Tuesday (November 4), Shivakumar noted that a large number of residents of Bihar are working in Bengaluru and various parts of Karnataka and wanted the workers to be given at least three days of paid leave for this purpose.

The Deputy CM, who is also the Congress state president, urged companies and business establishments to cooperate in ensuring the migrant workers' participation in the electoral process.

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