Post exit polls, Chandrababu Naidu meets Deve Gowda in Bengaluru

Following the exit polls that have predicted a majority to NDA, one of the leaders of the third front (Mahagathbandhan), Andhra Pradesh chief minister Chandrababu Naidu met JD(S) chief Deve Gowda at the latter's residence in Bengaluru. Karnataka chief minister HD Kumaraswamy and minister SR Mahesh also attended the meeting. As NDA held a dinner meeting for allies ahead of the results to be announced on May 23, even the third front allies have been holding meetings exploring the scope of forming alliances. The leaders also discussed the news of EVM manipulation.