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- Published: May 10, 2023 20:10
New Delhi: Karnataka underwent Assembly Elections on May 10 with the results to be announced on May 13. The poll concluded for 224 seats with a 65.69 percent voter turnout. The Exit Polls released by India Today-Axis My India predict a clear majority for Congress with an estimate of 122-140 seats.
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) emerged as the party with the most number of seats in the 2018 polls while initially Congress and Janata Dal (Secular) formed the government in coalition after BJP’s CM candidate BS Yediyurappa was not able to prove a majority. The Assembly witnessed another situation of turmoil when 16 Congress MLAs resigned and an individual MLA turned to BJP and the party formed the government. Currently, BJP’s Basavaraj Bommai is the sitting Chief Minister of the state.
BJP won 104 seats last time while Congress and JD(S) won 80 and 37 respectively. BJP and Congress are the two big contenders with JD(S) as the third largest party in the state.
Here are the Exit Polls for Karnataka Assembly Elections 2023 by Axis My India:
BJP: 62-80
Congress: 122-140
JD(S): 20-25
Others: 0-3
Region-wise Exit Polls for Karnataka Assembly Elections 2023:
Coastal Karnataka
BJP: 16
Congress: 3
JD(S): 0
A total of about 50 percent votes fell in BJP’s favour while 40 percent were with Congress. This indicates that the Hindutva politics worked in the favour of the ruling party in the Coastal region.
Central Karnataka
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BJP: 10
Congress: 12
JD(S): 1
The Ligayat vote seems to be divided for BJP and Congress in the Central region.
Bengaluru City
BJP: 10
Congress 17
JD(S): 1
Hyderabad-Karnataka Region
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BJP: 7
Congress: 32
JD(S): 1
Congress gets 47 percent vote share as compared to BJP’s 36 percent as per the Exit Poll.
Maharashtra-Karnataka Region
BJP: 21
Congress: 28
JD(S): 1
Old Mysore
BJP: 6
Congress: 36
JD(S): 18
Others: 4