evidence: A viral video circulating on social media claims that an auto driver and his auto in Karnataka were physically attacked for voting for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the recent assembly elections in the state. In this fact-check article, we will examine the authenticity of this claim. [...] Fact: The auto driver in question is Harish Rao Gorpade, and the incident occurred in Shimoga. Initial news reports on this incident suggested that a group of strangers attacked Harish for voting for the BJP. However, Harish later clarified to the media that his friends had actually damaged his auto after a confrontation at a bar. He explicitly stated that he never claimed to have been thrashed for voting for the BJP. Therefore, the claim made in the viral post is False. [...] As the Mangalorean reported, he stated that he never claimed to have been beaten for voting for the BJP. Instead, he explained that he and his three Muslim friends had gone to a bar together, and during a fight among the friends, the auto’s top and glass were broken. Harish Rao went to the SP office to complain about the incident, which had no political motive. Harish Rao stated that his friend, Aamir, claimed the attack was politically motivated, and he distanced himself from that statement. Other news reports on the clarification given by Harish here, here and here.