Karnataka Election Results 2018 LIVE Updates: The early trends showed that Congress and BJP in a neck-and-neck fight, while JD(S) kept a distant third position, but soon the picture changed as BJP shot miles ahead of Congress, while JDS indicated a performance far better than expected by any exit poll or political pundits.
Karnataka Final Results 2018 LIVE: When, where and how to get latest updates; official numbers at eciresults.nic.in
A single-phase polling was held in 222 constituencies out of the 224 elected seats in the Assembly, including 36 reserved for the Scheduled Castes (SC) and 15 for the Scheduled Tribes (ST).
Chief Minister Siddaramaiah asserted that the Congress would retain power in the southern state and said this was his last election."
While incumbent CM Siddaramaiah this morning claimed that exit polls were mere entertainment, BJP CM candidate Yeddyurappa has claimed that his party will win over 125 seats, reducing Congress to 70.
The poll percentage is likely to go up as voters were seen standing in the queue at certain polling stations even after 6 pm.
The voting for Karnataka assembly elections ended at 6 PM on Saturday, after which various exit polls made predictions on the likely poll outcome ahead of the counting of votes on May 15.
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