NewsX-Polstrat exit polls have predicted an advantage for the NDA. In Karnataka, BJP is set to win 17 seats out of 28 seats. Congress is likely to win 7 seats and JDS 2 seats. In 2014, BJP won the exact same number of seats. With reports of bickering within the Karnataka coalition escalating and a poor showing in the Lok Sabha Elections. Rahul Gandhi met Karnataka congress leaders in the capital sending a strong message that the coalition govt in Karnataka must remain intact.