Karnataka exit polls: No telling which way the wind blows, result on May 15

Riding on Modi wave, BJP hopes to snatch yet another state from the Congress, while JD(S) is projected to play the kingmaker

8:43 PM

There's no telling who would emerge victorious in battleground Karnataka. The results would be announced on May 15. 

8:41 PM

A roundup of today's voting in Karnataka Election 2018: The Bharatiya Janata Party's Chief Ministerial face B S Yeddyurappa was among the first to vote at Shikaripura in Shivamogga district. He has claimed that the BJP will secure 140-150 seats and that he will invite Prime Minister Narendra Modi to his swearing in.

 

Siddaramaiah ridiculed Yeddyurappa after voting on Saturday, saying the BJP leader was "mentally disturbed" and that the Congress was sure of bagging more than 120 seats.

 

Janata Dal-Secular chief and former Prime Minister H.D. Deve Gowda, his wife Chennamma and second son H.D. Revanna cast their votes in their hometown Holenarsipura in Hassan district. "We expect to form the government as we have done well to get a majority," Deve Gowda told reporters.

 

 

8:23 PM

India Today-Axis My India exit poll suggests Congress will emerge as single-largest party. Chanakya exit poll suggests BJP will emerge victorious

8:06 PM

 

Chanakya exit poll	Vote share
BJP	120
Congress	73
JD(S)	26
Others	3

 

7:55 PM

Reacting to India Today-Axis exit poll, Chief minister Siddaramaiah says, "I was expecting this. The exit poll by India Today is closer to truth. For 6 months now, I have been saying the same thing. I understand the pulse of the people, so I was confident that Congress will win majority and come to power."

7:52 PM

As you can see below, most exit polls are predicting a hung assembly for Karnataka Election 2018. A party that wins 113 seats will form a government in the state.

7:48 PM

NewsX-CNX Exit Poll	Vote share
BJP	102-110
Congress	72-78
JD(S)	36-39
Others

 

7:46 PM

ABP-CSDS exit poll	Vote share
BJP	89-95
Congress	85-91
JD(S)	32-38

 

7:44 PM

India Today-Axis My India Exit Poll	Vote share
BJP	79-92
Congress	106-118
JD(S)	22-30
Others	1-4

 

7:43 PM

Times Now-VMR Exit Poll	Vote share
BJP	80-93
Congress	90-103
JD(S)	31-39
Others	2-4

 

7:41 PM

CVoter Exit Poll	Vote share
BJP	103
Congress	93
JD(S)	25
Others	1

 

7:39 PM

Digvijaya News Prediction	Vote share
BJP	103-107
Congress	76-80
JD(S)	35-37

 

7:38 PM

Suvarna TV exit poll	Vote share
BJP	79-82
Congress	106-118
JD(S)	22-30
Others	1-4

 

7:17 PM

NDTV exit poll	Vote share
BJP	98
Congress	88
JD(S)	33
Others	3

 

7:10 PM

Congress member KC Venugopal says, "We are very confident that we are going to form the govt again. There is a strong wave in favor of Congress."

7:10 PM

7:09 PM

EVMs & VVPATs being sealed at a polling booth in Bengaluru's Shivajinagar. 

7:07 PM

Republic Jan Ki Baat	Vote share
BJP	95-114
Congress	73-82
JD(S)	32-43

 

7:06 PM

NewsX-CNX Exit Poll	Vote share
BJP	102-110
Congress	72-78
JD(S)	35-39

 

7:03 PM

India Today-Axis My India Exit Poll	Vote share
BJP	106-118
Congress	79-92
JD(S)	22-30
Others	1-4

7:01 PM

CVoter Exit Poll	Vote share
BJP	93
Congress	103
JD(S)	25
Others	1

6:50 PM

Karnataka exit polls 2018

ABP-CSDS Poll: Hung Assembly in Karnataka With BJP Largest Party

 

BJP: 89-95

 

Congress: 85-91

 

JD(S): 32-38

6:49 PM

Here are updates on Karnataka exit polls 2018 

TIMES NOW-VMR Exit Poll prediction:

 

BJP 80-93 seats

 

Congress 90-103

 

JD(S) 31-39

 

Others 2-4
 

 

Times Now-VMR Vote Share

 

Congress: 38.4

 

BJP: 34.6

 

JD(S): 19.8

 

Others: 7.2

6:26 PM

Voting for Karnataka Election 2018 ends

5:50 PM

61.25% voter turnout recorded till 5 pm

5:50 PM

Karnataka Election 2018: Re-polling to take place in Hebbal assembly constituency's polling station number 2 after polling was stopped due to EVM failure.

5:48 PM

In Badami, polling booth No.s 142, 143 & 144 in Tippu Nagar witness less turnout of voters. Locals say, 'turnout is low as many residents are out of the district due to lack of employment here'.

Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah is contesting against BJP's Sriramulu from Badami constituency

5:35 PM

Why an election in a medium-sized state was inflated into a national vote, writes Radhika Ramaseshan for Business Standard

5:18 PM

'Anybody can be PM, Rahul popular with public', says Shatrughan Sinha as he fires fresh salvo at Modi

Firing a fresh salvo, disgruntled BJP MP Shatrughan Sinha on Saturday questioned Prime Minister Narendra Modi's criticism of Rahul Gandhi for expressing readiness to become PM, and alleged that he was indulging in "attention diversion politics" instead of answering the "pertinent" questions raised by the Congress president.

 

In a series of tweets on a day when assembly polls are being held in Karnataka, the Patna Sahib BJP MP said the Congress president, who has "matured in the past few years", was popular with the general public and asked what was wrong if the leader heading the biggest, oldest national party saw a possibility of becoming the next Prime Minister.

5:15 PM

Karnataka Election 2018: With almost one hour of voting left, all eyes are now on exit polls