Trying to buck anti-incumbency and retain power in Karnataka for the first time in almost 40 years, the Congress is leaving little to chance a day before election results. Sources said that Azad met a senior JD(S) leader in Delhi on Sunday night before leaving for Karnataka to understand former prime minister and JD(S) chief H D Deve Gowda and his son Kumaraswamy better. Read | Karnataka exit poll predictions: BJP single largest party in hung house, JD(S) may be kingmakerWhile the Congress is confident of victory, sources said exit polls have inserted a sense of uncertainty. After voting on Saturday, at least six exit polls predicted that the BJP would get the largest number of seats, while two indicated a Congress majority. Sources in the JD(S) and the Congress said they are willing to work with each other in the event of a hung assembly.

Source: Indian Express May 14, 2018 23:47 UTC