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Five key factors that will determine the Karnataka election results

11/05/2023 09:15 PM | Click to read full article

A majority of credible exit polls have predicted an edge for the Congress in Karnataka. It may be natural for many to think that the B.S. Bommai-led BJP government, perceived largely as “corrupt” and “non-performing”, is unlikely to break the 38-year jinx in Karnataka, which has never voted an incumbent party to power since 1985. The state has a history of hung outcomes, which in effect means that all three political parties in the fray have struggled to come to power on their own.

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