Karnataka: Exit polls say advantage for Congress; BJP dismisses the prediction

However, all Estimates of five exit polls The Congress has a clear majority in the 224-seat assembly, where 113 are needed for a majority.

Here’s what the exit polls predict:

India Today-Axis My India projects the Congress to win a clear majority in the Karnataka Assembly elections with 122-140 seats out of 224. BJP is projected to win 62-80 seats, while JD(S) may get 20-25 seats.

News24-Today’s Chanakya has predicted 120 seats for the Congress, while India TV-CNX has predicted a majority for the Congress, with BJP falling short. Times Now-ETG has projected a clear Congress majority with 113 seats.

ABP-CVoter, Republic TV- P MARQ and TV9 Bharatvarsh predict a hung assembly and Congress emerging as the single largest party. According to ABP-CVoter, Congress is expected to win 100-112 seats while BJP may win 83-95 seats. Republic TV-P Marks has predicted 94-108 seats for the Congress and 85-100 seats for the BJP.

What is the estimate of Congress and BJP?

Whereas Congress The party said that it is confident that it will win with an absolute majority. BJP The exit poll projections have been ridiculed.

State Congress unit chief DK Shivakumar said, “I stand by my numbers that we will cross 146 seats. People are highly educated and looking at larger interests as the double engine has failed in Karnataka.”

However, dismissing the exit poll predictions, Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai said, “Exit polls are exit polls, they cannot be 100% correct. The information on the ground is that we are going to get an absolute majority and form the government.” Going. I think we should wait till May 13.”

Voting in the Karnataka Assembly Elections 2023 was held on Wednesday and the result of the triangular contest between the ruling BJP, Congress and former prime minister HD Deve Gowda’s JD(S) will be declared on Saturday, May 13.