"Will win with comfortable majority,", Karnataka CM Bommai on exit-poll projections

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May 11, 2023 16:50
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"Will win with comfortable majority,", Karnataka CM Bommai on exit-poll projections

AGENCY REPORT - Karnataka CM Bommai pinned hope that the exit polls got it all wrong and said that the BJP will come to power with a "comfortable majority".

Soon after voting ended on Wednesday at 6 pm in a single phase in Karnataka, exit poll results from various surveys showed the Congress party edging ahead of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), and predicted it may even gain a majority of its own in the 224-member assembly. Soon after voting ended on Wednesday at 6 pm in a single phase in Karnataka, exit poll results from various surveys showed the Congress party edging ahead of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), and predicted it may even gain a majority of its own in the 224-member assembly.Several prominent leaders reacted to the predictions, with chief minister Basavaraj Bommai saying that the BJP will come to power with a "comfortable majority" as he is confident with the party's ground reports. Several exit polls said the BJP might end up with a little less than 100 seats, as the party is looking to script history by retaining its government in the southern state, which has not re-elected a party to power since 1985. Meanwhile, the Congress also aims to make a comeback in Karnataka, which it hopes would give the party a head start ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.

Regional party, the Janata Dal (Secular) or JD(S) - which played the role of king maker in 2018 - is expected to secure an average of 20 to 30 seats in a do or die battle, exit polls predicted.