With exit ballotpredictions giving an edge to the Congress celebration over Bharatiya Janata Birthday celebration in the Karnataka Assembly Elections, Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai acknowledged he became once confident that BJP will attain to energy with a ‘total majority’.
“Your complete exit polls predicted that Yogi Adityanath will not attain reduction however he got here reduction in Uttar Pradesh. Final time, they (exit polls) predicted handiest 80 seats for BJP and 107 for Congress however it definitely got here reverse… We are confident with our ground reviews and we are able to attain with a contented majority,” Bommai, whereas speaking with information company ANI, acknowledged on Thursday.
As per the exit ballotprojections, Congress is expected to catch earlier than the BJP. Some pollsters bear indicated the likely of a hung assembly in the declare.
On Wednesday (10 May well well well), after the polling ended for the Karnataka elections 2023, CM Bommai whereas speaking with ANI, became once optimistic that exit polls bought it all irascible and that he became once confident alongside with his celebration’s ground reviews.
“Exit polls are, after all, exit polls and even most projections are predicting a terminate catch. Alternatively, from what I in fact were ready to bag from our ground sources, it is 100 per cent clear that we’re going to attain with an absolute majority. The right kind will handiest be identified on May well well well 13. So, let’s look ahead to the result day,” Bommai acknowledged.
“Exit polls don’t appear to be 100 per cent upright. There will be a 5 per cent variation in all ballotprojections, plus and minus, which can perchance place the total difference in the dwell,” he added.
As polling concluded for the Karnataka Elections, the bulk of the exit polls bear given an edge to the tall feeble celebration, Congress with some predicting a hung assembly with a bonus to the celebration.
Some pollsters bear indicated the likely of a hung assembly in the declare predicting worn Indian PM, HD Deve Gowda’s Janata Dal-Secular to play the feature of kingmaker.
While India On the present time-Axis My India exit ballot, News24-On the present time’s Chanakya, Times Now ETG-ballot, Republic P-MARQ and India TV-CNX predicted Congress hitting a contented majority with out a longer less than 40 per cent in vote part, News Nation-CGS, Asianet Survana News-Jan Ki Baat predicted a rating for BJP.
‘I catch no longer imagine Exit ballotnumbers’: Congress Karnataka’s president DK Shivakumar
Congress Karnataka’s president DK Shivakumar, on Wednesday, acknowledged that he didn’t imagine in the exit ballotoutcomes and added that his celebration will depraved the 146-seat impress.
The Congress MLA acknowledged, “My first response (to the exit-ballotprojections) is that I catch no longer imagine these numbers. I stand by my evaluation, that we are able to rating higher than 146 seats. Of us are a qualified and trained and bear voted interested by the upper interests of the declare. The double engine has failed in Karnataka. This kind of field (which can perchance instructed Congress to enter a post-ballotalliance) will not arise.”
As per an Election Commission memoir that launched gradual on Wednesday night, the voter turnout stood at 72.67 per cent, aside from the postal ballots and residential voting.
The counting of votes for the Karnataka Assembly Elections will be taken up on May well well well 13.
(With inputs from companies)
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