The exit polls for the high-voltage Karnataka assembly elections 2023 were announced on Wednesday. The News24-Today’s Chanakya’s exit polls predicted a clear majority for the Congress with 120 seats, followed by 92 seats for the BJP and 12 seats for JD(S).
The voting for the Karnataka assembly election to elect the next chief minister and other members of the legislative assembly for 244 seats was held on May 10. The state recorded around 65.69 per cent voter turnout till 5pm, per an official Election Commission announcement.
The counting of votes will be held on May 13.
The Karnataka assembly election would decide the electoral fates of 2,615 candidates across parties. In what turned out to be a high-decibel campaign phase, the incumbent Bharatiya Janata Party, Congress and the Janata Dal (Secular) went at each other and pulled out all stops and their heavyweights to woo voters.
After the controversy around its manifesto, which included a promise to ban the Bajrang Dal, the Congress tried to redirect its campaign focus back to the bread-and-butter issues and the alleged corruption on the watch of the incumbent BJP government.
However, the BJP, led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, went big on the pledge to ban the Bajrang Dal and alleged faux pas by the party’s designated translator at a campaign rally addressed by Sonia Gandhi.
News24-Today’s Chanakya’s prediction
News 24-Today’s Chanakya’s exit poll found that 40 per cent of the voters said they voted on the issue of corruption. On the other hand, 26 per cent of the voters have voted after seeing the party and its candidates. Apart from this, 19 per cent said they have voted for development, 6 per cent for local issues and 4 per cent for some other issues.
What will influence you in deciding on your voting pattern?
Political party and candidate: 26%
Development: 19%
Corruption: 40%
Local Issues: 6%
Any other: 4%
News24-Today’s Chanakya: Vote share
BJP: 39%
Congress: 42%
JDS: 13%
Others: 6%
News24-Today’s Chanakya: Seat share
Congress: 120
BJP: 92
JDS: 12
Others: 00
What opinion polls have predicted
ABP News-C Voter: The Congress has been predicted to win 110 to 122 seats; BJP 73 to 85 and JD(S) 21 to 29.
India TV-CNX: 105 seats likely for the Congress, while the BJP could win 85 seats. The JD(S) may win 32 seats.
India Today-CVoter: The BJP is likely to win 74-86 seats and the Congress has been predicted to win 107-119 seats.
Eedina opinion poll: Majority for the Congress with 132 to 140 seats, while the BJP is predicted to win 57-65 seats.
Zee News-Matrize Opinion Poll: The BJP could win 103 to 115 seats, while the Congress is predicted to win 79 to 91 seats. The JD(S) may win 26-36 seats.
NDTV survey: According to the NDTV-Lokniti-Centre for the Study of Developing Societies survey, the Congress is likely to be ahead of the BJP and Siddaramaiah is the most popular choice for the chief minister post.
