Karnataka Election Results 2023 Live: First leads in, BJP leads on 3 seats

Karnataka Live Election Results on results.eci.gov.in, Karnataka Election Live Counting: The southern state of Karnataka will get a new government today as counting starts at 8 AM. The state witnessed an intense battle between the ruling BJP, Opposition Congress and the ‘kingmaker’ Janata Dal (Secular). The electoral fortunes of party heavyweights, including incumbent Chief Minister and BJP leader Basavaraj Bommai, Congress veterans Siddaramaiah and DK Shivakumar and former CM who became the ‘kingmaker’ in the 2018 Karnataka Assembly elections HD Kumaraswamy, among many others will all be known on Saturday (May 13). While the BJP is seeking a return to its southern citadel and break the 38-year-old poll jinx of the state, where people have never voted the incumbent party to power, the Congress is riding high on the anti-incumbency factor.

Most exit polls have predicted a tight contest between the BJP and Congress. Two exits polls have given the Congress party a clear lead over the ruling BJP, with at least two pollsters who have given a clear majority to the Congress.