Karnataka Polls: Conflicting Exit Polls in a Closely Fought Battle

Polling was held for 222 of the 224 Assembly seats, in a contest between the Congress, BJP and Deve Gowda’s JD(S).
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Many of the exit polls predict a hung assembly with the JD(S) likely to play kingmaker. However, the polls are divided over which party will emerge as the largest party in Karnataka.

Here’s what the exit poll results predict:

  • Republic TV-Jan Ki Baat: BJP ahead with 95-114 seats
  • ABP-CVoter: BJP ahead with 97-109 seats
  • TV9 Kannada: BJP ahead with 103 seats
  • Times Now-VMR: Congress ahead with 90-103 seats
  • India Today-Axis My India: Congress ahead with 106-118 seats
  • NewsX-CNX: BJP ahead with 102-110 seats
  • Poll of Polls: BJP ahead with 96 seats

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Karnataka Exit Polls Predict a Hung Assembly

India TV-VMR Exit Polls Predicts a Hung Assembly

The India TV-VMR exit poll predicts a hung assembly but suggests Congress will emerge as the single-largest party with 97 seats.

BJP Will Bag 97-109 Seats: ABP News-CVoter

ABP News–CVoter predicts that the BJP will bag 97-109 seats in Karnataka while the Congress will get 87-99 seats. The JD(S) trails with 21-30 seats.

NewsX-CNX Survey Predicts BJP as the Single Largest Party

NewsX-CNX survey predicts the BJP will emerge as the single largest party with 102-110 seats while the Congress trails with 72-78 seats in Karnataka.

NDTV-Poll of Exit Polls Predicts a Hung Assembly

NDTV’s-Poll of Exit Polls predicts a hung Assembly in Karnataka with both the BJP and the Congress at 94 seats.

  • Congress - 94
  • BJP - 94
  • JD (S) 32

BJP Will Emerge as the Largest Party: Republic-Jan Ki Baat Predicts

Republic-Jan Ki Baat predicts that the BJP will emerge as the largest party.

Congress Will Get over 105 Seats: India Today-Axis My India Exit Poll Predicts

India Today-Axis My India exit poll predicts that Congress will get well over 105 seats.

The Congress will receive 39% of votes, followed by BJP (35%) and JD (S) (17%).

The Congress' vote share has decreased by 2%, while BJP's has increased by 2%. The JD (S)'s vote share has also decreased by 3%, according to the exit poll.

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Times Now-VMR exit poll predicts that the Congress will emerge as the single largest party but fall short of a majority to form the government.

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Published: 12 May 2018,04:27 PM IST

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