Karnataka headed for hung assembly

It also predicted 14 seats for 8216;others8217; at the end of the third round of polling in the state on Thursday.

In the 2004 elections in the state, BJP had emerged as the single largest party, but chose to sit in the opposition after Congress and JDS joined hands to form a coalition government.

After the collapse of the Dharam Singh government, JDS formed a coalition government with BJP, but that too did last the full term, paving the way for imposition of President8217;s Rule and dissolution of the House.

The state saw three chief ministers from as many parties 8212; Dharam Singh Congress, H D Kumaraswamy JD-S and B S Yeddyurappa BJP in three-and-a-half years.

The exit poll, carried out by CNN-IBN, Centre for the Study of Developing Societies CSDS and Deccan Herald, had a sample size of 4,348 voters spread across 92 locations.