Clear majority for Congress in Karnataka forecasts Today’s Chanakya Exit Poll
Mangaluru: Alongside, India Today-Axis My India, Today's Chanakya has also predicted a substantial victory for the Congress in the Karnataka Assembly elections, as the exit poll results have been unveiled. Today's Chanakya's Exit Polls indicate a clear majority for the Congress with 120 seats, followed by 92 seats for the BJP and 12 seats for JD(S).
According to Today's Chanakya, the Congress is expected to attain a vote share of 42%, while the BJP is projected to receive a vote share of 39%. The JD(S) is anticipated to secure a vote share of 13%, while other parties are predicted to have a combined vote share of 6%.
In terms of seat distribution, Today's Chanakya's exit poll predicts 120 seats for the Congress, 92 seats for the BJP, 12 seats for the JD(S), and no seats for other parties.
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Furthermore, Today's Chanakya exit poll reveals that 40% of the voters cast their votes based on the issue of corruption. Meanwhile, 26% of the votes were influenced by the candidate or party, while 19% focused on development matters. Only 6% of the voters considered local issues in the state. The remaining 4% of the voters based their decision on other factors, as per Today's Chanakya.
The Karnataka assembly election was conducted on May 10 for the legislative assembly for 244 seats. According to the official announcement by the Election Commission, the state recorded a voter turnout of approximately 65.69 percent until 5pm.
A total of 2,615 candidates across different parties contested in the Karnataka assembly election, with the electoral fate of these candidates at stake. The election witnessed a high-decibel campaign as the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Congress, and the Janata Dal (Secular) sparred with each other and deployed prominent leaders to appeal to the voters.
During the campaign, the Congress faced controversy over its manifesto, which included a promise to ban the Bajrang Dal. In response, the party attempted to shift its campaign focus back to bread-and-butter issues and highlighted alleged corruption under the incumbent BJP government.
On the other hand, the BJP, led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, emphasized its commitment to banning the Bajrang Dal and highlighted perceived mistakes made by the Congress party's designated translator during a campaign rally addressed by Sonia Gandhi.
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Karnataka gets 200 additional medical seats in third round of NEET counselling
Bengaluru: In a significant development for medical aspirants, Karnataka has received 200 additional MBBS seats for the ongoing third round of NEET counselling, as approved by the Medical Counselling Committee (MCC).
The additional seats have been distributed across four private medical colleges, with each institution receiving 50 new seats. The colleges include Subbaiah Medical College in Shivamogga, BGS Global Institute of Medical Sciences in Bengaluru, Sridevi Medical College in Tumakuru, and AJ Institute of Medical Sciences in Mangaluru, as reported by Deccan Herald on Tuesday.
For the third round, 377 medical seats were already available and now 200 additional seats have been included.
The Karnataka Examinations Authority (KEA) has opened the portal for candidates to re-enter and revise their college preferences in light of the new seat availability. Option entry will remain open until 8:00 a.m. on October 15.
KEA Executive Director H. Prasanna urged candidates to carefully review the fee structures of the newly added colleges before making their selections. “Even candidates who have already been allotted and admitted to medical colleges in the first and second rounds can also participate in this round if they wish. Such candidates can enter their new options for these colleges from 11:00 a.m. on October 15 to 8:00 a.m. on October 16,” DH quoted Prasanna as saying.
Since these candidates have already paid the admission fees, they do not need to pay any caution deposit. However, those who have not yet been allotted a seat must pay the required caution deposit fee before participating.
Prasanna pointed out that if a candidate is allotted a seat in this round, admission to that seat will be compulsory.
Additionally, vacant or cancelled seats arising during the process will also be made available. “Therefore, even if some seats do not appear as available in the seat matrix, candidates are still advised to include those colleges while entering their options,” he added.
