Mobilenews24x7 Bureau
Is it on the ground or the exit polls alone which have given a feel that the Congress has a lead in certain regions. Out of a whopping 224 Assembly seats if the Congress manages 113 or a few more seats, its dependence on other regional outfits such as JD-S or others.
As is believed, the Congress has a clear edge in the Old Mysuru region, Central Karnataka and Kalyan Karnataka regions as well. “There has to be a mild tremor in the saffron camp although the outcomes of exit polls may not be the final situation in the long run”, opined Pramod Raghavan, senior journalist and a poll analysts based in Balngaluru. Tremor in the BJP camp because “ Central Karnataka always resonated with one name – BS Yediyurappa of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
A Lingayat leader, who is credited for building the BJP from scratch in Karnataka, Yediyurappa had not contested elections this time. Though he campaigned for the BJP and his son, BY Vijayendra, contested from Shikaripura, a seat which was earlier held by Yediyurappa, the veteran leader’s reach seems to have remained limited in the region” added Raghavan As per ABP CVoter exit poll, Congress is expected to win 20 out of the 35 seats in Central Karnataka, with the BJP trailing behind with 14 seats.
As per India Today Axis My India exit poll, the Congress is expected to win 12 out of 23 seats and the BJP is projected to win 10. The two exit polls have assigned different numbers for total number of seats in the region but the underlying poll trend is projected to be the same, with both predicting an advantage for the Congress. Why? That we bring you in the next analysis.
