Bengaluru, June 18 -- Karnataka Chief Minister DK Shivakumar on Thursday responded to allegations of cross-voting during the Legislative Council elections, saying that the process involves a secret ballot and stressing that the Congress has no role in such claims, as the voting for seven seats of the Karnataka Legislative Council underway.

Speaking to ANI, Shivakumar said cross-voting concerns were unnecessary as the election is conducted through a confidential voting process.

"Why should we ask for cross-voting? It is a confidential vote. Secret ballot vote. Why should one worry? Nobody should worry. It all depends on the leadership and their party ideology. We do not want to get involved in any of the cross-voting. We don't know about...