The first phase of the Karnataka elections is over and 89 of the total 224 seats have voted. According to the NDTV exit poll, major gain is seen for the BJP while the Congress has been hit badly.
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is winning 14 seats in Bangalore, which is a swing of four per cent in favour of the saffron party.
The Congress is winning 10 seats in the city and that is four per cent swing against the party while there has not been any vote swing for the Janata Dal-Secular, which is winning four seats in Bangalore.
The exit polls excluding Bangalore also show BJP taking a slight gain and the Congress receiving a setback compared to last Assembly polls.
The BJP is winning 17 seats, as votes swing in favour of the saffron party by three per cent. Whereas the Congress, with two per cent vote swing against it, is winning only 13 seats.
The JDS, on the other hand is winning 26 seats and the vote swing against the party is two per cent.
