Elections to the 224 seats were held on May 10, which witnessed a fierce fight between BJP, Congress, and JD(S), and counting will happen on Saturday (May 13)
The polling for the Karnataka assembly election 2023 took place on Wednesday (May 10), with the state registering a voter turnout of 73.19 per cent
While Chikkaballapura district recorded the highest voter turnout of 85.56%, followed by Bengaluru Rural at 85.08%, the lowest was in BBMP South limits at 52.33%, official data showed
India Today-Axis My India exit poll has predicted that Congress might return to power in Karnataka with a clear majority of 122-140 seats and BJP may secure 62-80 seats
Of 6 regions in Karnataka, Congress might do well in Old Mysore, Bombay Karnataka, Hyderabad Karnataka, Bangaluru and Central Karnataka, while BJP might have a strong show in Coastal Karnataka, said exit polls
CM Basavaraj Bommai is contesting from Shiggaon. Varuna has been a bastion of former CM Siddaramaiah. Kanakapura is the home turf of DK Shivakumar. Channapatna is the constituency of JD(S) leader and two-time CM HD Kumaraswamy
Key candidates for Congress are Siddaramaiah from Varuna, DK Shivakumar from Kanakapura, Priyank Kharge from Chittapur, Jagadish Shettar from Hubballi-Dharwad-Central, Dinesh Gundu Rao from Gandhi Nagar
Basavaraj Bommai from Shiggaon, B Y Vijayendra from Shikaripura, R Ashoka from Kanakapura and Padmanabhanagar, C T Ravi from Chikmagalur
HD Kumaraswamy from Channapatna, Nikhil Kumaraswamy from Ramanagara, GT Devegowda from Chamundeshwari, Harish Gowda from Hunsur, Nagaraj from Gubbi
The results of the high-voltage Karnataka Assembly elections will be announced on Saturday from 8 am. The results will be declared on the Election Commission of India’s website
The results will also be covered live on www.businesstoday.in
The Voter Helpline app, which can be downloaded from the Google Play Store and Apple App Store, can also be used to track the results of Karnataka assembly elections