Following the assembly elections in Karnataka, the exit polls have predicted a hung assembly in the state, with a close fight between the BJP and Congress to emerge as the political party with the highest number of seats in the polls.
The Asianet Suvarna-Jan Ki Baat exit poll has predicted 94 to 117 seats to the BJP, 91 to 106 to the Congress party, 14 to 24 to the JDS, and 0-2 to others. The polls have reported Congress to be the number 1 party in terms of vote share, with the grand old party predicted of receiving 38 to 40 per cent of the vote share.
Pradeep Bhandari: Even in a district like Shimoga, where the margins are close and where BJP won 6 seats in 2018, #JanKiBaatExitPoll says BJP could end up winning at least 4 seats.
— Jan Ki Baat (@jankibaat1) May 10, 2023
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The ABP-Cvoter exit poll, too, has predicted a hung assembly in Karnataka, with a slight edge to the Congress party. As per the polls, out of the 224 seats, BJP is slated to bag 83 to 95 seats, 100-112 seats to Congress, 21-29 to JDS, and 2 to 6 by others.
ABP CVoter Karnataka Exit Poll:
— Times Algebra (@TimesAlgebraIND) May 10, 2023
INC : 100-112(41%)
BJP : 83-95(38%)
JDS : 21-29(15%)
OTH : 2-6(6%)
JDS kingmaker as per this poll.
The Republic-PMARQ poll has granted 84 to 100 seats to the BJP, 94 to 108 seats to Congress, 24-32 to JDS, and 2 to 6 to others.
#KarnatakaVotes | BJP leader Charu Pragya #LIVE on Republic, speaks on Republic-PMARQ Exit Poll projections which show that BJP gets a clean sweep in Coastal Karnataka with 14-18 seats.#KarnatakaElections #ExitPolls#BJP #Congresshttps://t.co/4WhdtSeq74 pic.twitter.com/N4Y6LXcFBl
— Republic (@republic) May 10, 2023
Similarly, the TV 9 Bharatvarsh exit poll too predicted a hung assembly in Karnataka, with JDS as the kingmaker. The Congress is expected to rack up 99 to 109 seats, the BJP 88 to 98 seats, and the JDS 21 to 26 seats, the polls say.
Karnataka Exit Poll : मध्य कर्नाटक में कांग्रेस को बढ़त का अनुमान#TV9ExitPoll | #KarnatakaElections2023 | #KarnatakaExitPoll | @teampolstrat | @GauravAgrawaal pic.twitter.com/MBvUrY4ItE
— TV9 Bharatvarsh (@TV9Bharatvarsh) May 10, 2023
However, the exit polls conducted by News Nation-CGS say that BJP would pass the 113 mark to form a government in Karnataka. Its results grant BJP 114 seats while predicting 86 for Congress and 21 for JDS.
कर्नाटक में विकास, बेरोजगारी, भ्रष्टाचार, बजरंगबली समेत कई मुद्दे चुनाव में छाए रहे.#ExitPollwithNN #KarnatakaElections #KarnatakaAssemblyElections2023 pic.twitter.com/49W89fzmtB
— News Nation (@NewsNationTV) May 10, 2023
The voting process in Karnataka for 224 assembly constituencies, featuring a total of 2,615 candidates vying for victory concluded on Wednesday. The outcome for these candidates will be revealed on May 13, which marks the day of the vote counting.
