ABP Cvoter Karnataka Opinion Poll: With almost 10 days left for Karnataka Assembly elections, incumbent Chief Minister from Bharatiya Janata Party, Basavaraj Bommai seems to be losing the race for most preferred CM candidate to Congress’s Siddaramaiah, the former chief minister of the state. The 224-member Karnataka assembly is witnessing a three-sided tussle with Congress trying to regain power, BJP eyeing a second term, and Janata Dal (Secular) also in the race.
While the Congress is yet to announce its CM candidate, according to ABP-Cvoter Karnataka Opinion Poll, Siddaramaiah is leading as the most preferred CM candidate with 41 per cent of respondents voting in his favour followed by Basavaraj Bommai with 31 per cent. JDS’s HD Kumaraswamy is at number three at 22 per cent, followed by Congress leader DK Shivakumar at 3 per cent and others also at 3 per cent.
51 per cent of people who participated in the survey were not happy with the work done by CM Bommai while 24 per cent were happy and 25 per were of the view that he performed average.
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Karnataka will undergo polls on May 10 and the votes will be counted on May 13.
According to the opinion poll, Congress seems to be forming the next government in Karnataka with a projected seat range between 107 to 119 while BJP is expected to get seats somewhere between 74 and 86 and JDS between 23 and 35 seats.
At around 40 per cent, Congress is expected to bag the most vote percentage with BJP following at 40 per cent and JD(S) at 17 per cent, and others at 8 per cent.
52 per cent of respondents in the survey are not happy with the work done by the current Bommai-led Bharatiya Janata Party government while 29 per cent are happy and 19 per cent consider it average.