India Today-Axis My India exit poll: Congress to have edge over rivals, to win 106-118 seats in Karnataka

The Indian National Congress is expected to emerge as the single-largest party in the Karnataka and could even form the next government single-handedly, the India Today-Axis My India exit poll has predicted.

The party is expected to win between 106 and 118 seats in the 224-seat assembly (the exit poll prediction are only for 222 seats since polling in two constituencies has been postponed). The halfway mark in the assembly is 112.

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which is hoping to steal the Congress's southern bastion to get an advantage ahead of next year's Lok Sabha election, is expected to win between 79 and 92 seats while the Janata Dal (Secular) and its allies could win 22-30 seats.