Karnataka Elections 2023 LIVE: Voting concludes, 72.67% voter turnout recorded, says Election Commission; Counting on Saturday

Karnataka Assembly Election 2023 LIVE Updates: Largely peaceful voting in all 224 Assembly constituencies in Karnataka, says EC

"Largely peaceful voting in all 224 Assembly constituencies in Karnataka, and no repoll indicated in any of the 58,545 polling stations," the Election Commission(EC) said.

Karnataka Assembly Election 2023 LIVE Updates: Chikkaballapur district registered highest voter turnout at 85.83%, says Election Commission

Chikkaballapur district registered the highest voter turnout at 85.83% followed by Ramanagaram at 84.98%, it said.

Karnataka Assembly Election 2023 LIVE Updates: 72.67% votes polled, says Election Commission

According to an Election Commission release late last night, the voter turnout stood at 72.67%, excluding the postal ballots and home voting.

Karnataka Assembly Election 2023 LIVE Updates: 66.46% votes polled, says Election Commission

The Election Commission has said that as per the latest figures - 66.46% votes were polled in Karnataka. However, the final figures will only be available on Thursday, it added.

Karnataka Assembly Election 2023 LIVE Updates: Congress party will get a comfortable majority, says Siddaramaiah 

Congress party will get a comfortable majority...I will win comfortably in Varuna constituency, says Congress leader Siddaramaiah on Karnataka elections

Karnataka Assembly Election 2023 LIVE Updates: Sudha Murty and Narayana Murthy casts vote in Bengaluru

Karnataka Assembly Election 2023 LIVE Updates: Congress most likely to get majority in Karnataka, says TMC MP Saugata Roy 

"Congress is far ahead and is most likely to get majority in Karnataka. I am very happy because I would like the BJP to be defeated," says TMC MP Saugata Roy on Karnataka exit polls 

VIDEO | "Congress is far ahead and is most likely to get majority in Karnataka. I am very happy because I would like the BJP to be defeated," says TMC MP Saugata Roy on Karnataka exit polls. #KarnatakaAssemblyElections2023 pic.twitter.com/4Z3P3hiXDF

— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) May 10, 2023

Karnataka Assembly Election 2023 LIVE Updates: Woman delivers baby at polling station in Ballari

 23-year-old woman delivers baby at polling station in Ballari, says Election Commission

Karnataka Assembly Election 2023 LIVE Updates: Congress will get a clear majority and form the government, says Jagadish Shettar

"Congress will get a clear majority and form the government. According to exit polls, Congress is the single largest party. There is no question of coalition with any other party, especially JD(S)," says Congress leader Jagadish Shettar

#WATCH | Congress will get a clear majority and form the government. According to exit polls, Congress is the single largest party. There is no question of coalition with any other party, especially JD(S): Congress leader Jagadish Shettar#KarnatakaAssemblyElection pic.twitter.com/crw7dFdqcZ

— ANI (@ANI) May 10, 2023

Karnataka Assembly Election 2023 LIVE Updates: Results will be very favourable to the BJP, says BJP MP Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore 

"I am confident that people of Karnataka will bless the BJP. These are just exit polls, the results will be very favourable to the BJP," says BJP MP Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore on Karnataka exit polls. 

VIDEO | "I am confident that people of Karnataka will bless the BJP. These are just exit polls, the results will be very favourable to the BJP," says party MP @Ra_THORe on Karnataka exit polls. #KarnatakaAssemblyElections2023 pic.twitter.com/1tWpOGibuz

— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) May 10, 2023

Karnataka Assembly Election 2023 LIVE Updates: Congress MLA Priyank Kharge says Congress is close to forming the govt 

"The Congress government is going to be in power, we are very close to forming the government. I am sure once the counting is done on 13th May, we will form the government," says Congress MLA Priyank Kharge

#WATCH | The Congress government is going to be in power, we are very close to forming the government. I am sure once the counting is done on 13th May, we will form the government: Congress MLA Priyank Kharge#KarnatakaAssemblyElection pic.twitter.com/CtZNAWgxLl

— ANI (@ANI) May 10, 2023

Karnataka Assembly Election 2023 LIVE Updates: Karnataka Minister CN Ashwath Narayan says people are looking for double-engine government

"People are looking for double-engine government and will reject the reverse gear Congress party which is trying to ban Bajrang Dal. Congress party does not stand for the issues that are close to the heart of the people," says Karnataka Minister CN Ashwath Narayan

 

#WATCH | People are looking for double-engine government and will reject the reverse gear Congress party which is trying to ban Bajrang Dal. Congress party does not stand for the issues that are close to the heart of the people: Karnataka Minister CN Ashwath Narayan pic.twitter.com/XFfUWMV9KK

— ANI (@ANI) May 10, 2023

Karnataka Assembly Election 2023 LIVE Updates: Former Karnataka CM Basavaraj Bommai says exit polls can't be 100% correct

"Exit polls are exit polls, it can't be 100% correct. We are going to get a complete majority and form the government. I think we should wait till 13th May," says Karnataka CM Basavaraj Bommai

#WATCH | Exit polls are exit polls, it can't be 100% correct. We are going to get a complete majority and form the government. I think we should wait till 13th May: Karnataka CM Basavaraj Bommai#KarnatakaAssemblyElection pic.twitter.com/FEbQe27r85

— ANI (@ANI) May 10, 2023

Karnataka Assembly Election 2023 LIVE Updates: Former Karnataka CM BS Yediyurappa says he is confident of BJP's victory

"Even now I am 100% confident that we are going to form the government with absolute majority. There is no question of a hung assembly or a coalition government, but the national leadership will take the final call. We are going to get 115-117 seats so the question of joining with JD(S) right now does not arise. Let us wait and see," says former Karnataka CM and senior BJP leader BS Yediyurappa.

#WATCH | Even now I am 100% confident that we are going to form the government with absolute majority. There is no question of a hung assembly or a coalition government, but the national leadership will take the final call. We are going to get 115-117 seats so the question of… pic.twitter.com/MHUm1gm8rR

— ANI (@ANI) May 10, 2023

Karnataka Assembly Election 2023 LIVE Updates: Congress party should get a comfortable majority, says Congress leader M Veerappa Moily

Congress leader M Veerappa Moily counts on his experience of 55 years in politics to say that the Congress party should get a "comfortable majority" and form the government in Karnataka, reports ANI.