This is what IBN had "predicted" in opinion poll in late April. 😆
http://www.ibnlive.com/news/cong-clear-leader-in-race-for-ka rnataka-assembly/64195-3.html
New Delhi: The Congress appears to be leading the race to form the next government in Karnataka, having managed an early edge ahead of the three-round polling for the Karnataka Assembly elections, an exclusive CNN-IBN-Deccan Herald opinion poll conducted by CSDS has suggested.
The poll conducted in the state during April reports the current mood of the electorate indicates Congress winning 114 seats in the 224-seat Assembly, giving the party a slender, but clear majority. This means a gain of 49 seats for the Congress over the last elections held in 2004.
The poll also suggests losses for the BJP, which is projected to win 60 seats, a decline of 19 seats over the last elections. The situation for Janata Dal (S) doesn't seem any better with the party projected to win 37 seats, a decline of 21 seats.
The CNN-IBN-Deccan Herald-CSDS pre-poll survey asked over 5,124 registered voters across the state to indicate their voting preference if "elections were to take place tomorrow". The count suggests the Congress will secure 39 per cent of the popular vote, with the BJP securing 28 per cent of the total votes and the JD (S) securing 20 per cent votes.
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