evidence: As the Karnataka assembly elections were announced by the Election Commission for May 10, the ABP-CVoter released its opinion poll on Wednesday. [...] According to the ABP-CVoter Karnataka Opinion Survey, the Congress is expected to win 115–127 seats, the BJP 68–80 seats, and the JD (S) 23–35 seats. [...] Both the BJP and the Congress are expected to receive 43% of the vote in the 50-seat Mumbai-Karnataka area, which borders Maharashtra. The BJP is expected to win 21–25 seats, while the Congress is likely to win 25–29 seats. This region has a Lingayat majority.