Karnataka Election Result 2023: When and where to watch Live Karnataka Assembly poll results online

When and where to watch Live Karnataka Assembly poll results online: Voters show their inked finger after casting their vote at a polling booth during the Karnataka Legislative Assembly Election 2023, in Bengaluru (Photo: IANS)

Karnataka Election Result 2023: The stage is set for vote counting in Karnataka Assembly Polls 2023 and subsequent result declaration, with the nation's eyes on how the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Congress fare in the southern state, and what role HD Deve Gowda's Janata Dal (Secular) plays in case of a deadlock. Exit Polls have predicted a fractured mandate with Zee News-Matrize survey predicting an upper hand for Congress in the 224-seat Karnataka Assembly.

The Saturday-sizzler will be closely followed in the state, across the country and by NRIs hailing from Karnataka who are settled abroard as well. We bring all the details of the Karnataka Election Result 2023 and where it can be followed —

Karnataka Election Result 2023: Where to watch Live Karnataka Assembly poll results Online

As the counting begins at 8AM, readers can follow blow-by-blow account of the vote counting, trends and winners and losers here on ZeeBiz.com.

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Karnataka Election Result 2023: Where to watch Live Karnataka Assembly poll results on TV

Viewers can follow the Live coverage of Karnataka Election Results on Zee Business and Zee News channels on the television.

Karnataka Election Result 2023: When to watch Live Karnataka Assembly poll results Online

Counting for Karnataka Assembly Elections 2023 will begin at 8AM on Saturday, May 13, and trends will be available on ZeeBiz.com as soon as the EVMs begin to reveal people's mandate.

Readers can follow the LIVE coverage here — Karnataka election results LIVE: Main contest between BJP and Congress

Karnataka Election Result 2023: What do exit polls predict?

Voting for the 2023 Karnataka Assembly Elections was conducted on Wednesday, May 10, and as per the Election Commission the polling was by and large peaceful. EC said that in total, 72.67 per cent voter turnout was recorded. Read all about the single-phase Karnataka Assembly Election 2023 - As it happened here

As per the Zee News-Matrize exit poll, the Congress will emerge as the biggest party with 103-118 seats . The ruling BJP will slip to the second spot with 79-94 seats, and the Janata Dal (Secular) will end up third with 25-33 seats. Others will get 2-5 seats. As far as the voting percentage is concerned, the exit poll says that the Congress will get 41 per cent votes, the BJP will get 36 per cent, JD (S) 17, while others will get 6 per cent votes. Read all about the Karnataka Zee News-Matrize Exit Polls Results 2023 here

Karnataka Election Result 2023: What happens in case of a hung Assembly?

As per reports, both the BJP and the Congress have begun reaching out to winnable independent candidates and comparitively smaller parties who contested the May 10 Assembly elections on their own.

IANS reports that Congress has made contact with SI Chikkanagoudar of Kundgol seat in Dharwad district, who is reportedly in a close contest with MR Patil — the BJP candidate there. The report says that Chikkanagoudar is close to former chief minister Jagadish Shettar who skipped boats to join the Congress from the BJP, and the party has sent out feelers to him.

The two parties have also reportedly approached MP Latha Mallikarjun — an independent candidate from Bellary district's Harapanahalli seat. She is the daughter of late Congress leader MP Prakash who was denied ticket by the Congress. BJP's Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai has reportedly spoken to her and the Congress have also tried to make amends.

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