Karnataka Exit polls 2023 Highlights: Bommai predicts 'lots of errors' as pollsters give Cong the edge

As voting for Karnataka ended on May 10, several agencies like CVoter, Today's Chanakya, Axis My India among others released their exit poll results on Wednesday evening. Polling was held for 224 seats in what is being seen mainly as a three-cornered contest between the ruling BJP, the Congress and former prime minister H D Deve Gowda's Janata Dal (Secular). Track live updates on the Karnataka exit poll results here.

Congress will get a clear majority and form the government: Shettar

Exit polls are done in a hurry, and there will be lots of errors: Bommai

As the exit polls roll in, it's becoming increasingly clear that the Congress party is on track for a resounding victory: Cong

Congress party will get a comfortable majority...I will win comfortably in Varuna constituency: Siddaramaiah

I stand by my numbers that we will cross 146 seats: DKS

India Today-Axis My India predicts Cong between 122-140; BJP 62-80; JD(S) 20-25; and others 0-3 seats

Today's Chanakya predicts Cong to lead with 120 seats followed by BJP with 92 and JD(S) with 12

No question of hung assembly or coalition govt, I'm 100% confident that we are going to form govt: BSY

Exit polls are exit polls, it can't be 100% correct: Bommai

Times Now-ETG predicts Congress with 113 seats followed by BJP with 85, JD(S) with 23 and others with 3

Predictions show tough fight between Cong, BJP; JD(S) to emerge kingmaker

India Today-Axis My India predicts Cong to get major vote share in Central Karnataka

News Nation-CGS predictions put BJP at 114, Cong at 86, and JD(S) at 21 seats

'Jan Ki Baat' survey predicts BJP between 94-117, Congress 94-108, and JD(S) 14-24 seats

APB-CVoter predicts Cong likely to lead with 100-112, BJP at 83-95 seats across state

Seats:BJP: 83-95,Congress: 100-112,JD(S): 21-29,Others: 2-6

Vote Share:BJP- 38%,Congress- 41%,JD(S):15%,Others:6%

Zee News Matrize exit poll predicts BJP to get 79-94, Cong to get 103-118 seats

BJP: 79-94

Congress: 103-118

JD(S): 25-33

Others: 2-5

Total seats: 224

News Nation-CGS Exit Poll predicts BJP 114, Cong 86, JD(S) 20, others 3

TV9 Bharatvarsh-Polstrat exit poll predicts BJP to get 88-98; Cong to get 99-109 seats

BJP: 88-98

Congress: 99-109

JD(S): 21-26

Others: 0-4

Total seats: 224

ABP-CVoter Karnataka Exit Poll predicts BJP to get 39%, Cong to get 44%, JD(S) 10%, others 7% in Central Karnataka

ABP-CVoter Karnataka Exit Poll predicts BJP to get 26%, Cong to get 38%, JD(S) 29%, others 7% vote share in Old Mysuru

ABP-CVoter Karnataka Exit Poll predicts BJP to get 45%, Cong to get 39% vote share in Greater Bengaluru

ABP-CVoter Karnataka Exit Poll predicts BJP to get 15-19, Cong to get 11-15 seats in Greater Bengaluru

ABP-CVoter Karnataka Exit Poll predictsBJP to get 15-19 seats, Cong 11-15 seats, JD(S) 1-4 seats, and others 0-1 in Greater Bengaluru

Republic P-MARQ Karnataka Exit Poll predicts BJP likely to get 36% vote share, Cong to get 40% vote share

Republic P-MARQ Karnataka Exit Poll predicts BJP likely to get 36% vote share, Cong to get 40% vote share, JD(S) to get17% vote shareand others to get 7%

BJP: 85-100

Congress: 94-108

JD(S): 24-32

Others: 2-6

Total seats: 224

Times Now-ETG survey gives 16 seats to BJP, and 3 to Cong

65.69% of voting recorded till 5 pm in Karnataka

Two out of six pre-poll and opinion surveys held on April 25 by regional news networks given Congress an edge, while all of them indicated the possibility of a hung verdict in the May 10 Assembly election. In two other surveys, the BJP wasahead of Congress. Read more

While the ruling BJP wants to break the 38-year jinx -- the State has never voted the incumbent party to power since 1985 -- and tighten the grip on its southern stronghold, the Congress is seeking to wrest power to give the party the much-needed elbow room and momentum to position itself as the main opposition player in the 2024 parliamentary polls. Also what needs to be seen is, whether the JD (S) will emerge as a "kingmaker" or a "king" by holding the key for government formation, in the event of a hung verdict, as it has done in the past. (PTI)

Among the electors, 2,67,28,053 are male, 2,64,00,074 female and 4,927 "others", while among the candidates 2,430 are male, 184 female and one from third gender.

A total of 5,31,33,054 electors are eligible to cast their vote in 58,545 polling stations across the state, where 2,615 candidates are in the fray.