Karnataka will today decide who will rule the state for the next five years. This may also turn out to be the defining moment of the 2024 general elections.
The counting at the EVMs will begin at 8 am and by 9 am a broad picture would emerge as to which way the state is going. While more than half of the Exit Polls have predicted a fractured verdict, the two national parties the ruling BJP and the Opposition Congress - have exuded confidence that they will get a majority. The regional outfit, the Janata Dal (Secular), which is expected to play the role of a kingmaker in case of a hung Assembly, has declared that they are willing to support anyone,' provided 'all' their demands are met.
The BJP and Congress have started talking to the JD(S) - something they said they would never do during the heated campaigning. "Yes, the two political parties are in touch with us, but we would support any party that would meet all our demands.
We are going to get over 50 seats this time," said JD(S) chief and former chief minister HD Kumaraswamy who is now eyeing the chief minister's post. While 50 seats may be a tall order, anything around 40 seats in a hung assembly will see the JD(S) negotiating for the chief minister's post.
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