If the people of Karnataka are to go by the predictions of exit polls released after polling ended on Wednesday evening, there is a possibility of a hung assembly in Karnataka, with the Congress emerging as the single largest party in the Karnataka assembly elections, followed by the ruling There is also a team. Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
A significant voter turnout of around 72 per cent was recorded in the Karnataka Assembly elections on Wednesday. The ruling BJP, the determined Congress, and the JD(S) are engaged in a close fight, with the JD(S) potentially playing a decisive role in the event of a hung assembly.
Many pollsters have indicated that the Congress may get an edge in Karnataka despite being a BJP bastion. Some estimates also suggest that in the event of a hung assembly, the grand old party may win a majority on its own.
Let’s look at some updates
About 72% of the people voted
According to the latest figures till 10 pm, 71.77 per cent polling was recorded. The Election Commission said the final figures would be known by Thursday.
Karnataka recorded a voter turnout of 72.36 per cent in the 2018 assembly elections, which led to a hung assembly, in which the BJP emerged as the single largest party with 104 seats, just short of a majority.
Bommai rejects Karnataka exit poll results
Rejecting Karnataka exit poll results predicting a close contest between the BJP and the Congress or a hung assembly, Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Wednesday exuded confidence that the Bharatiya Janata Party will form the government with an absolute majority in the southern state.
Speaking to the media from his home constituency Shiggaon, he said, “Exit polls are exit polls. We know that we will get absolute majority. Exit polls are not 100% accurate. Even before this exit polls have been proved wrong. Will happen this time too. I am 200 per cent sure that we will win. Let’s wait till May 13 (result day).” Read more
Exit polls predict hung house with Congress leading the way
Karnataka is headed for a hung assembly with the Congress emerging as the single largest party in the Karnataka assembly elections, according to exit poll predictions released after polling ended on Wednesday evening.
Most exit polls had projected the Congress to get more seats than the BJP, but are likely to fall short of a majority. However, the race looks tight with exit polls giving 78-100 seats to the ruling BJP.
Can BJP break this wretchedness?
While the BJP is riding on the Modi juggernaut to break a 38-year-old electoral tussle where the state has never voted for the ruling party, the Congress is hoping for a morale-boosting victory to give it much-needed elbow room And the pace to establish itself as the main opposition player in the run-up to the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.