Karnataka Election 2023: The BJP, which has been ruling the state for the last four years, faced a massive challenge from the Congress party - which is confident of winning Karnataka on its own. A party needs 123 seats to form the government.
Barring coastal region, the Congress is ahead of BJP in all regions like Bengaluru (17 of 28 seats), central Karnataka (12 of 23), Hyderabad-Karnataka (32 of 40), Mumbai-Karnataka (28 of 50), and Old Mysuru (36 of 64).
India Today-Axis My India predicted a clear majority for the Congress with 122-140 seats in the 224-member assembly and gave the BJP 62-80 seats. It gave 20-25 seats to the JD (S), the third major player in the race.