Bengaluru, May 12: ABP News, in coordination with research agency C Voter, is releasing the exit poll predictions for the Karnataka assembly elections 2018. Voting in 222 of the 224 constituencies of the state was conducted today between 8am to 6pm. Find below what the results of the post-poll survey.

The exit poll predictions reflect the electoral mood as gauged at the polling booths during the elections. The survey involves ground-level research, including the interview of participants from a cross-section of the state electorate, spread across all major districts.

ABP News-C Voter Exit Poll Results of Karnataka Assembly Elections 2018:

Party Seats Predicted Vote Share
BJP  97-109  43%
Congress  87-99  42%
JD(S)  21-30  10%
Others  1-8  5%

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What ABP News-CSDS had predicted in their opinion poll?

Party Seats Predicted (2018) Seats Won (2013) Segments’ Swing
Congress 97 122 -25
BJP 84 40 +44
JD(S) 37 40 -3
Others 4 4 0

ABP News-CSDS, similar to five among the six major opinion polls released ahead of the elections, predicted a fractured mandate with no party clinching the magic figure of 112. The Congress, however, was poised by all, barring Republic-Jan Ki Baat to emerge as the single largest party.

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