Congress to get 89-94 seats, BJP 86-91 seats: Public TV opinion poll

As the Karnataka poll date inches closer, an opinion poll conducted by Kannada channel Public TV has projected ruling Congress to become the single largest party. The opinion poll said that out of 223 seats, the Congress would get 89-94 seats, followed by the BJP at 86-91 seats and JDS 38-43 seats.

According to the survey, the Congress will get 36 percent votes, BJP 33 percent, and DS will get 23 percent votes. The remaining 8 percent will go to other parties.

Overall, the survey predicted that Karnataka is heading towards hung assembly.

The survey showed that respondents rated the Siddaramaiah government's 'Annabhgya' scheme as the most popular project but the Lingayat religion issue was highly criticized.

The Congress will bag the highest number seats in capital city Bengaluru. According to the survey, the Congress will win 14 seats, the BJP is likely to win 12 and JDS-1.

Earlier, the India Today opinion polls had predicted that the BJP's vote share is likely to go up, but not enough to dislodge the current Congress government.

According to the India Today Group's Karvy Insights opinion poll, the Congress would retain its vote share with 90-101 seats. Meanwhile, the BJP's seat share, although showing an improvement, stayed at 78-86. Meanwhile, the poll predicted that JD(S) would secure 34-43 seats.

The Karnataka election results will be declared on May 15 and the current Chief Minister Siddaramaiah's tenure will expire on 24 May.