The BJP has taken a lead over the Congress, results from the Karnataka elections being declared by the Election Commission showed on Tuesday after the counting of votes began at 8am. It would be clear post noon whether voters in Karnataka have given their verdict decisively. Exit polls have projected a hung assembly in the state. The first result declared, Mudabidri, went to the BJP. Congress leader Siddaramaiah is trailing in Chamundeshwari, one of the two seats he is contesting.