Former Karnataka Chief Minister and Janata Dal-Secular (JDS) leader H.D. Kumaraswamy on Friday hinted that his party was open for alliance with either Congress or BJP in the event of a hung Assembly but put riders to tie up with them.
Stability has been elusive to Karnataka because of its unique demography. However, both the national parties turned the 2023 assembly polls into a high-pitched campaign.
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?