A hung house in Karnataka? Five of 10 exit polls have predicted so, however the majority of them have given a slight edge to the Congress. The predictions also indicate that HD Kumaraswamy's Janata Dal Secular is likely to play kingmaker. The majority mark in the 224-seat assembly is 113 seats.

The stakes are high for the ruling BJP and much higher for the opposition Congress, which is hoping to come back to power. Mr Kumaraswamy's party maintains that it will get enough seats to form a government on its own. 

Arvind Kejriwal's Aaam Aadmi Party too is contesting the polls in the southern state. So is Sharad Pawar's NCP.

Here are the HIGHLIGHTS on the exit polls results: