Karnataka Exit Poll Results 2018 updates: Exit polls divided over Congress, BJP; most predict hung Assembly

6 of 8 exit polls give BJP clear edge over Congress, but hung Assembly may be on cards 

Firstpost takes a look at the exit polls — Times Now-VMR exit poll, India Today-Axis My India, RepublicTV_-Jan ki_ baat_, ABP News-CVoter Poll, NewsX-CNX, News Nation poll, Today’s Chanakya_ and Dighvijaya News poll — to give you a picture of how things may pan out.

Of eight exit polls, six gave BJP a clear edge, while the rest reckoned that Congress would emerge as the single largest party. Interestingly, three polls predicted that the BJP and Congress might win enough seats to form the government on their own power: India Today-Axis My India for Congress and Republic TV-Jan ki Baat and Today’s Chanakya for BJP. It seems as if a hung Assembly might be on the cards, but only time will tell.

Today’s Chanakya exit poll predicts 120 seats for BJP

Times Now’s exit poll Today’s Chanakya predicts 120 seats for BJP, while it says Congress is likely to get 73 seats. It anticipates 26 seats for JD(S) and 3 seats for Others.

News Nation exit poll predicts BJP to emerge as single-largest party in Karnataka 

The News Nation exit poll predicts 105-109 seats for BJP, 71-75 seats for Congress, 36-40 seats for JD(S) and 3-5 seats for Others.

NDTV’s updated ‘Poll of exit polls’ calculations predict 101 seats for BJP 

NDTV updates its ‘Poll of exit polls’ results at 7:24 pm. The exit poll predicts 101 seats for BJP, 84 seats for Congress, 34 seats for JD(S) and 3 seats for Others.

ABP News exit poll predicts BJP likely to reach magic figure of 113 seats

The ABP News exit poll has updated its results according to the turnout till 4 pm. It predicts 101-113 seats for BJP, claiming that the saffron party is likely to reach the ‘magic figure’ of 113 seats. It predicts 82 to 94 seats for Congress, while JD(S) and Others will get 18-31 seats and 1 to 8 seats respectively.

70 percent voter turnout in Karnataka Assembly polls

The high-stakes Karnataka Assembly elections saw a 70 percent voter turnout on Saturday,  the Election Commission said in New Delhi.

The last Assembly election in 2013 had witnessed 71.4 percent polling, it said. The polling figure is likely to go up as some voters were still queued up at the polling stations after 6 pm. —PTI

NDTV’s ‘Poll of exit polls’ calculations say BJP leads with 98 seats, 88 seats for Congress, and 33 seats for JDS

Poll of exit polls shows BJP leading with 98 seats, Congress 88, JDS 33

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— NDTV (@ndtv) May 12, 2018

NewsX-CNX exit poll 2018 predicts hung Assembly in Karnataka 

The  NewsX-CNX exit poll 2018 says that a hung Assembly is on the cards after the Karnataka Assembly elections. The exit poll claims the BJP is set to be elected as the single largest party in the state, with close to 102-110 seats, followed by the Congress with 72-78 seats and JDS with 35-39 seats.

ABP exit poll says BJP likely to emerge as the single-largest party in state with 97-109 seats 

The ABP exit poll claims BJP is likely to emerge as the single-largest party in Karnataka. The exit poll released these numbers based on voting till 2 pm. The exit poll predicts 97-109 seats for the BJP, 87-99 seats for Congress and 21-30 seats for JD-S.

#ABPExitPoll: BJP likely to emerge as the single-largest party in #KarnatakaElections2018
BJP- 97-109 seats (41% vote share)
Cong- 87-99 seats (39% vote share)
JDS- 21-30 seats (17% vote share)
(First cut is based on voting till 2pm) pic.twitter.com/Ys9hAXQxsk

— ABP News (@ABPNews) May 12, 2018

VMR exit polls predict fractured mandate, 90 to 103 seats for Congress

VMR exit polls predict fractured mandate with Congress being the single-largest party with 90 to 103 seats, reports Economic Times

Republic TV-Jan ki Baat exit poll gives BJP an edge over Congress 

Republic TV-Jan ki Baat gives BJP an edge over Congress in its exit polls. It has predicted about 95-114 seats for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), while it has given 73-82 seats for Congress. Meanwhile, it predicts 32-43 seats for the JD(S).

Polling has been completed in almost all stations: EC

“Except a few polling stations, where people are still standing in the line and voting, polling has been completed in almost all polling stations,” the Election Commission said to ANI

Times Now-VMR exit poll predicts 90 to 103 seats for Congress 

Times Now-VMR Exit poll predictions:

BJP 80 -93

Congress 90 – 103

JD(S) – 31-39

Others 2-4  (Margin of +/-3 percent)

The exit poll had 6,872 respondents from all regions, Times Now reported

Congress expected to be single-largest party in Karnataka, predicts India Today-Axis My India exit poll 

Congress is expected to be the single-largest party in the Karnataka Assembly election with 106-118 seats, the India Today-Axis My India exit poll had predicted.

64 percent voter turnout recorded in Karnataka

Polling for Karnataka Assembly election ends; over 64 percent turnout reported till 5 pm, state electoral officials said to PTI

India Today-Axis My India exit poll results to be out at 6.30 pm

India Today has reported that its India Today-Axis My India exit poll results for the Karnataka Assembly elections will be out at 6.30 pm.

Chanakya exit poll predictions to be out at 7.45 pm

Times Now has conducted two exit polls — predictions for the VMR exit poll will start at 6.30 pm when the first set of data comes in. Meanwhile, Chanakya’s exit poll’s predictions will come in at 7.45 pm.