Karnataka Exit Poll LIVE: Hung assembly predicted, JDS likely to emerge kingmaker

ABP C-Voter Final Exit Poll Numbers project Congress as Single largest party: INC - 100-112 | BJP - 83-95 | JDS - 21-29 | OTH - 2-6

Axis My Karnataka Exit Poll: Mumbai-Karnataka: BJP: 21|  INC:| 28 JD(S): 01 | Other: 00

Axis My India: Hyderabad-Karnataka: BJP: 07 | INC: 32 |  JD(S): 01 |  Others: 00

ABP C- Voter Exit Poll: Hyderabad Karnataka: BJP: 11-15 |  INC: 13-17 |  JD(S): 0-2 |  Others: 0-3 

ABP C- Voter Exit Poll:  Old Mysuru: BJP: 0-4 INC: 28-32 JD(S): 19-23 Others: 0-3 | Greater Bengaluru: BJP: 15-19 INC: 11-15 JD(S): 1-4 Others: 0-1 |  Central Karnataka: BJP: 12-16 INC: 18-22 JD(S): 0-2 Others: 0-1 |  Coastal Karnataka: BJP: 15-19 INC: 2-6 JD(S): 00 Others: 00

Axis My India Exit Poll: Coastal Karntaka: BJP: 16 INC: 3 JD(S): 00 Others: 00 |  Central Karnataka: BJP: 10 INC: 12 JD(S): 01 Others: 00 |  Bengaluru: BJP: 10 INC: 17 JD(S): 01 Others: 00

Jan Ki Baat predictions BJP: 94-117 Congress: 91-106 JD(S): 14-24 Others: 0-2

P-Marq-Republic predicts hung assembly BJP: 85-100| Congress: 94-108 | JD(S): 24-32| Others: 2-6

TV9 Bharatvarsh-Polstrat predictions BJP: 88-98 | Congress: 99-109 | JD(S): 21-26| Others: 0-4 | Total seats: 224

Zee News Matrize predictions BJP: 79-94 Congress: 103-118 JD(S): 25-33 Others: 2-5 Total seats: 224

Union Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar, family cast their votes

Former CM Yediyurappa confident that Exit Polls will indicate BJP's victory

Former Karnataka CM BC Yediyurappa on Wednesday claimed that the BJP will get clear majority in the state and mentioned that the trend will be reflected in exit polls as well, according to reports.

He made remarks to media after he cast his ballot for the on-going election in Shikharipura.

Clash between Congress, JD(S) candidate Bava's supporters in Mangaluru

A clash broke out between workers of Congress and Janata Dal (Secular) candidate BA Mohinuddin Bava on Tuesday. Two workers were injured; were admitted to private hospital. Following it, a complaint and counter-complaint was filed, a report stated.

"It's a small village. All round development has taken place. Credit should go to HD Revanna, who represents this constituency," says JD(S) chief and former Prime Minister HD Devegowda

The voter turnout by 1 pm across the state was 37.25%, according to news agency ANI

JD(S) chief and former Prime Minister HD Devegowda casts his vote for Assembly polls

In PS 76 and 80 of Kampli Assembly Constituency-91, the elderly and the differently abled are being brought to the polling station by auto and other vehicles for voting: Deputy Commissioner Ballari

State minister and BJP candidate from Tiptur assembly constituency, BC Nagesh and his family cast their votes in Tipatur.

Congress leader injured in attack in Bellary rural

Hubbali: A local leader, who was earlier with the BJP and had joined Congress recently, was injured in a clash between BJP and Congress workers during the polling in Bellary rural constituency in Karnataka on Wednesday.

Umesh Yadav was injured in the head in the clash between workers of the two parties. Police reached the spot and dispersed the violent mob.

In another incident, BJP workers allegedly clashed with the Karnataka Rajya Pragathi Paksha Party (KRPP) workers at booths no 159 and 160 at Gangavati central constituency.

Congress MLA Priyank Kharge, wife cast their vote in Kalaburagi

Bride and groom along with their family cast their votes at a polling booth in Mysuru

The voter turnout by 11 am across the state was 20.99%, stated reports

BJP MP Tejasvi Surya shares a video of his interaction with a geriatric disabled person; watch

Former Karnataka CM & JDS leader HD Kumaraswamy, along with his family, casts his vote at a polling booth in Ramanagara

Former Karnataka CM and Congress candidate from Varuna constituency, Siddaramaiah casts his vote

Senior Karnataka BJP leader KS Eshwarappa says, "Nationalist Muslims, nationalist Christians and Hinudutvawadis are all voting for BJP. We will get more than 140 seats in Karnataka."

Congress workers garland an LPG gas cylinder and burn incense sticks near it, in Bengaluru's Rajarajeshwari Nagar area

CM Basavaraj Bommai and family cast their vote.

Karnataka Chief Electoral Officer Manoj Kumar Meena casts his vote at Hebbal constituency

Video of a woman has been going viral on social media who says that her entire family will go to vote; she also excitedly says that her son has come from Canada to cast his vote. WATCH: 

Karnataka minister & BJP leader Narayana Gowda along with his family cast his vote at a polling booth in Mandya

I am appealing to everyone, please cast a vote by looking at our gas cylinders. I have advised all my leaders to put a gas cylinder outside the booth and put a garland on it: KPCC chief, Congress candidate DK Shivakumar

Voted with family members today in Shikaripura for state assembly elections: BS Yediyurappa shares photo on his Twitter

The voter turnout was 8.26% till 9 am.

Voting has not started in Hubballi-Dharwad Central Assembly Constituency Polling Station 67. There was an altercation between the public and the officials before the voting started.

Jagadish Shettar, former Karnataka CM and Congress candidate from Hubli-Dharwad Central Assembly constituency cast his vote

"Karnataka which is the land of Bajrang Bali will answer all these things on 13th May. We welcome DK Shivakumar and Congress party offering prayers to LPG cylinders, we are happy that Congress is doing some kind of puja at least," says BJP MP Tejasvi Surya

Polling stopped in Booth 178 Chamnur village as the Presiding Officer is prompting/influencing people to vote for BJP: Priyank Kharge

Kannada actor Ganesh and his wife cast their votes at a polling booth in RR nagar, Bengaluru.

A bride-to-be casts her vote in Mudigere Chikkamagaluru; Twiter user shares photo

Kannada actor Ramesh Aravind arrives at a polling booth in Bengaluru to cast his vote.

Women in Karnataka's unascertained location perform LPG Cylinder's aarti before casting votes

Sudha Murty's message to young voters after casting her vote; says, "Please look at us. We are oldies but we get up at 6 o'clock, come here and vote. Please learn from us. Voting is a sacred part of democracy..."

Minor altercation at Bengaluru's Banashankari polling booth 145

BJP leader M Krishnappa, candidate from Bengaluru South, skipped the queue to cast his vote at Banashankari Stage Second, Booth No 145. Other voters caused a commotion and said the leader should be helping people and not jumping the line, cast your vote and run away, a report in Kannada stated.

"This is my first election and I am happy that the party gave me the opportunity to contest. I'm blessed to contest from the Shikaripura seat. People are fed up with hung assembly and I am confident that BJP will get majority," said BJP leader BY Vijayendra

Rajmata Pramoda Devi Wadiyar of the Mysuru royal family, author and philantrophist Sudha Murty and Infosys founder Narayan Murty cast their votes in their respective constituencies. 

Karnataka CM Basavaraj Bommai before casting his vote appealed to the voters to come and vote in large numbers for the development of the state

BJP candidate Basan Gowda Patil has cast his vote in polling booth 61 of SS High School in Vijayapura. 

Former CM BS Yediyurappa,candidate BY Vijayendra with family cast their votes

Shivamogga: Former Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa along with his family voted in polling station number 134 of Shikaripura taluk; his sons BY Raghavendra and BY Vijayendra also cast their votes.

Union Minister Nirmala Sitharaman arrived at a polling booth in Bengaluru to cast her vote

Karnataka Ministers cast their votes for the Assembly Election; WATCH

Actor Prakash Raj, after casting his vote, told media, "We've to vote against communal politics. We need Karnataka to be beautiful."

Voting for the Karnataka Assembly elections began amid tight security on Wednesday

Nearly 5.3 crore voters in Karnataka will decide the fate of the state and its governance as they vote to elect their representatives in 58,545 polling stations in 37,777 locations. The voting started at 7 am and will continue till 6 pm.

All three major political parties in the state -- BJP, Congress and the Janata Dal-Secular (JDS)-- have put in efforts to woo voters, making promises and levelling accusations at each other to secure a majority in the state's 224-seat Assembly.