By Park Si-soo
The ruling Saenuri Party is slightly ahead of its main opposition party in Wednesday's tightly contested parliamentary elections, but fails to win a parliamentary majority, an exit poll said.
An exit poll by KBS TV predicted that the ruling party could win between 121-143 out of the total 300 seats up for grabs, with the main opposition Minjoo Party taking between 101-123, the minor opposition People's Party 34-41 and another minor opposition Justice Party 5-6.
Another exit poll by MBC TV showed the ruling party winning between 118-136 seats against the Minjoo Party's 107-128 People's Party 32-42.
An SBS TV poll forecast the ruling party winning between 123-147 seats, the Minjoo Party 97-120 and People's Party 31-43.
Independent candidates are expected to win between 8-20 seats, according to the poll released by the three broadcasters.