Karnataka Election 2023 LIVE Updates: The exit polls are also out, with some agencies predicting a hung Assembly in Karnataka, which is BJP's southern citadel, while others giving a slight edge to Congress with HD Kumaraswamy's Janata Dal (Secular) playing a key role
The electoral wind is clearly blowing in favour of the Indian National Congress, and the BJP Karnataka is sticking to its pledge of obtaining a landslide victory.
Karnataka Assembly Elections 2023: Most exit polls in Karnataka have predicted a hung assembly, giving the Congress an edge over the BJP. It’s very similar to what happened in 2018 when the surveys had projected a similar situation but had then given the saffron party the advantage. How accurate were pollsters then? And what can we expect now?
In 2018 Karnataka elections, BJP had emerged as the single largest party with 104 seats, closely tailed by Congress with 80 seats while JDS captured 37 seats.