Karnataka Elections: Predictions touted to be formed Hung Assembly

Bengaluru, May 13: Karnataka is heading towards a hung assembly with both the Congress and the BJP failing to get a clear majority if one goes by the results of the exit polls announced on Saturday evening, just after the polling ended in the southern state.

Most of the exit polls predicted a cliffhanger contest between the BJP and the Congress. They also predicted JDS to be the kingmaker. The high-stakes Karnataka assembly elections saw a 70 per cent voter turnout on Saturday. Counting of votes will take place on May 15.

A ‘poll of exit polls’ put out by NDTV predicts the Congress will win 88 seats, BJP 98 and JDS 33. Others are seen winning 3 seats. The Today’s Chanakya exit poll results showed the BJP would win 120 seats (with an error margin of 11 seats), the Congress 73 (with the same error margin) and the JD(S) 26 seats (with an error margin of 7 seats). The exit polll showed a significant gain in the BJP’s vote share from 19% in 2013 to 39% (with an error margin of 3%) in th e2018 elections.

As Karnataka elections have become crucial, let us have a look at the top-10 aspects

1. Polling ended Yesterday, elections results will be announced on May 15.

2. Out of 224 assembly constituencies elections are conducted for 222 constituencies.

3. Any party needs 113 seats to form the government in the state.

4. Congress.. BJP are confident of achieving the majority.

5. To know how many voters are waiting at the polling centers, they have created an app.

6. There is no need to stand in big queues at the polling centers as the voter can easilly know the information with the help of the app.

7. Fifty constituencies are witnessing the triangular fight and the result of these 50 seats are crucial for the government formation.

8. Siddaramaiah will become CM if Congress wins, Yeddyurappa will become CM if BJP wins. In case of a hung assembly JD(S) leader Kumaraswamy has the chance to become a CM.

9. CM Siddaramaiah is contesting from Chamundeswari.. Badami constituencies. Ex-CM Yeddyurappa is contesting from Shikaripura, ex-CM Kumaraswamy is contesting from Chennapatnam.. Ramanagara.

10. The Telugu people in Karnataka are of the opinion that Narendra Modi has cheated on Special Category issue. Nearly 70 assembly constituencies have a considerable number of Telugu people.Their votes are going to be crucial in the final result.