The poll of polls, after analysing the results of all exit polls, predicts a hung assembly. The median of the five major exit polls claims the BJP could win 102 seats, whereas, the Congress would trail at 92. The JD(S) could play the role of kingmaker.
| Exit Polls | BJP | Congress | JD(S) |
| Today’s Chanakya | 120 | 73 | 26 |
| Republic-Jan Ki Baat | 95-114 | 78-92 | 26-35 |
| Times Now-VMR | 94 | 97 | 28 |
| ABP News-C Voter | 97-109 | 87-99 | 21-30 |
| India Today-Axis | 79-92 | 106-118 | 22-30 |
| POLL OF POLLS | 102 | 92 | 27 |
The exit poll released by Times Now-VMR predicts a hung assembly, with the ruling Congress likely to win 97 seats, followed by the BJP which could bag 94. The JD(S), meanwhile, is expected to be restricted at 28.
| Party | Seats Predicted |
| Congress | 97 |
| BJP | 94 |
| JD(S) | 28 |
| Others | 3 |
The Congress is poised to return to power, claims the exit poll released by India Today-Axis. The party is slated to win 106-118 seats, followed by the BJP which could bag 79-82 constituencies. The JD(S) is expected to be restricted to 22-30 assembly segments.
| Party | Seats Predicted | Vote Share |
| Congress | 106-118 | 39% |
| BJP | 79-92 | 35% |
| JD(S) | 22-30 | 17% |
| Others | 01 | 2-4% |
Today's Chanakya predicts 120 seats for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), whereas, the Congress could bag 73 constituencies. The JD(S) could bag 26.
| Party | Seats Predicted | Vote Share |
| BJP | 120 | 39% |
| Congress | 73 | 36% |
| JD(S) | 26 | 18% |
| Others | 03 | 7% |
The Republic-Jan Ki Baat survey claims the BJP would win 95-114 seats, whereas, the Congress would bag 87-99 constituencies. The JD(S) would be restricted to 21-30 seats, the survey claims.
| Party | Seats Predicted | Vote Share |
| BJP | 95-114 | 39% |
| Congress | 78-92 | 37% |
| JD(S) | 26-35 | 22% |
| Others | 3 | 05% |
The ABP News-C Voter survey predicts the BJP to win 97-109 seats, whereas, the Congress could bag 87-99 seats. The JD(S), the exit poll claims, could win 25.
| Party | Seats Predicted | Vote Share |
| BJP | 97-109 | 43% |
| Congress | 87-99 | 42% |
| JD(S) | 21-30 | 10% |
| Others | 01-08 | 5% |
New Delhi, May 12: Exit poll results of Karnataka assembly elections 2018 were scheduled to be declared following the conclusion of polls at 6pm. Major news channels had tied up with several research agencies to conduct the survey. Stay tuned here for the live news and updates related to the exit poll predictions.
Among the major exit polls which will be declared today, include ABP News-CSDS, Aaj Tak/India Today-Karvy, News 24-Chanakya, TV9-C Voter, Times Now-VMR and Republic-Jan Ki Baat.
To watch the live streaming of exit poll predictions of Aaj Tak/India Today-Karvy, click here. For live streaming of ABP News-CSDS survey, click here.
Although the exit poll outcome should not be treated as a replica of the official results, the surveys end up presenting a grim picture of what would be the results after the Election Commission of India concludes the counting of votes.
What Opinion Polls Had Predicted Ahead of the Elections?
Here is the median of all opinion polls released before the polls:
| Party | Seats Predicted (2018) | Seats Won (2013) | Segments’ Swing |
| Congress | 101 | 122 | -21 |
| BJP | 88 | 40 | +48 |
| JD(S) | 32 | 40 | -8 |
| Others | 3 | 4 | -1 |
Before Karnataka went to polls, five of the six major opinion polls predicted a fractured mandate. Four of the pre-election surveys said the Congress would emerge as the single-largest party, inching close to the halfway mark. Meanwhile, only one opinion poll - released by Republic-Jan Ki Baat - had predicted the BJP to emerge as the single-largest.
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