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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RR beat RCB by six wickets in IPL
Guwahati (PTI): Blistering fifties by Vaibhav Sooryavanshi and Dhruv Jurel powered Rajasthan Royals to a six-wicket win over Royal Challengers Bengaluru in their IPL match here on Friday.
Sent in to bat, RCB rode on a fighting half-century by skipper Rajat Patidar (63) to post 201 for 8.
Virat Kohli (32), Romario Shepherd (22) and Venkatesh Iyer (29) also chipped in with useful contributions.
In reply, Sooryavanshi (78 off 26 balls) and Dhruv Jurel (81 not out off 43 balls) shared a 37-ball 108-run partnership for the second wicket to set the platform. Krunal Pandya (2/30) tried to bring them back with back-to-back wickets.
But Jurel, in the company of Ravindra Jadeja (24), completed the task with another 68-run stand, with two overs to spare.
For RR, Jofra Archer (2/33), Ravi Bishnoi (2/32) and Brijesh Sharma (2/37) took two wickets.
Brief scores:
Royal Challengers Bengaluru: 201 for 8 in 20 overs (Rajat Patidar 63; Jofra Archer 2/33, Ravi Bishnoi 2/32, Brijesh Sharma 2/37).
Rajasthan Royals: 202 for 4 in 18 overs (Vaibhav Sooryavanshi 78, Dhruv Jurel 80 not out; Krunal Pandya 2/30, Josh Hazlewood 2/44).
