Siddaramaiah: Exit polls are entertainment for next 2 days

Bengaluru: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has asked Congress workers and supporters not to worry about the forecasts of the exit polls that predict BJP at the leading front.

He called the exit polls “entertainment for the next 2 days”.

On Sunday morning, Siddaramaiah, , asked the party workers to “enjoy your weekend” and said “we are coming back” in his tweets.

Most exit polls have predicted a neck to neck competition between BJP and Congress in the Karnataka Assembly elections with JD(S) likely as the game changer.

“Exit opinion polls are entertainment for the next 2 days. Relying on poll of polls is like a person who can swim crossing a river on foot relying on a statistician who told him the average depth of the river is 4 feet. Please note average of 6+4+2 is 4. At 6 feet you drown!”

“So, Dear party workers, supporters & well-wishers, don’t worry about exit polls. Relax & enjoy your weekend. We are coming back,” the Chief Minister said in his tweets.

Siddaramaiah seemed very confident on Saturday that Congress party will come back to power withcomplete majority and will win over 120 seats.

222 out of 224 Karnataka Assembly constituencies voted on Saturday. Counting of votes and the announcement of results is scheduled for Tuesday, May 15.