Congress touched the triple-digit mark in early trends on Saturday in counting of votes for the Karnataka Assembly polls.
As per the latest Election Commission data at 10 am, Congress is leading in 100 seats while the BJP is ahead in 68 seats. JD(S) is leading in 24, Kalyana Rajya Pragathi Paksha and Sarvodaya Karnataka Paksha in one each while three Independent candidates are ahead in the initial trends.
The exit polls which were out after voting ended on May 10 predicted a hung assembly with some showing Congress returning to power with a majority. Most of the exit polls had predicted that the BJP will fall short of the halfway mark, 113.
Congress is expected to have a clear edge in Karnataka in the assembly elections held on Wednesday with four exit polls giving it a full majority and some predicting a hung assembly with an advantage to the party.
