New Delhi: Exit polls on Wednesday predicted a tight contest between the Congress and the BJP in the high-stakes Karnataka Assembly polls with most pollsters giving an edge to the grand old party. AdvertismentIndia Today-Axis My India predicted a clear majority for the Congress with 122-140 seats in the 224-member assembly and gave the BJP 62-80 seats. The India TV-CNX exit polls gave the Congress 110-120 seats and the BJP 80-90 seats. Times Now-ETG exit polls gave 113 seats to the Congress and 85 to the BJP. In the outgoing Assembly, BJP has 116 MLAs, followed by the Congress at 69, and JD(S) at 29.

Source: News 24 May 10, 2023 16:30 UTC