India, Oct. 23 -- Polling for four Karnataka Legislative Council seats began on Friday, in which the ruling Congress and the Opposition BJP-JD(S) alliance are facing off.

The contest is seen as a test for the BJP-JD(S) coalition's coordination and the ruling party's support base among graduates and teachers.

Voting that began at 8 am will go on till 4 pm. The counting of votes is scheduled for October 27.

The four constituencies going to the polls are South-East Graduates', West Graduates', North-East Teachers' and Bengaluru Teachers'.

The BJP has fielded candidates in the first three constituencies, while its ally JD(S) is contesting the Bengaluru Teachers' seat.

In the South-East Graduates' constituency, Congress candidate Shashi H...