Elections Exit Poll Results 2021 Live Updates: Exit polls show Mamata, Pinarayi and Sonowal holding on to power

The BJP is expected to retain power in Assam as nearly all pollsters predicted a clear majority for the saffron party in the 126-member Assembly. 

Exit polls on Thursday forecast a tight contest between the incumbent Trinamool Congress and the BJP in the high-profile West Bengal assembly polls.

Republic-CNX voter survey predicts victory for BJP-led NDA in the 30 seat Puducherry Assembly with 16-20 seats, with the Congress-led SDA coming second with 11-13 seats. The majority mark in the Assembly is 16.

Republic-CNX 

NDA: 16-20
SDA: 11-13
Others: 0 

ABP-C Voter

NDA: 19-23
SDA: 6-10
Others: 1-2

Here are the exit polls results for the Kerala Assembly. The majority mark in the 140-member Assembly is 72.

India Today-Axis My India

LDF: 104-120
UDF: 20-36
NDA: 0-2

Republic-CNX 

LDF: 72-80
UDF: 58-64
NDA: 1-5

Here are the exit polls results for the Assam Assembly. The majority mark in the 126-member Assembly is 64.

ABP-C Voter

NDA: 58-71
Congress+: 53-66
Others: 0-5

P-MARQ

BJP alliance-62-70
Cong alliance-56-64
Others-0-4

India Today-Axis My India

BJP alliance-75-85
Cong alliance-40-50
Others-1-4

Republic TV-CNX

BJP alliance-74-84
Cong alliance-40-50
Others-1-3

Here are the exit polls results for the Kerala Assembly. The majority mark in the 140-member Assembly is 72.

India Today-Axis My India

LDF: 104-120
UDF: 20-36
NDA: 0-2

Republic-CNX 

LDF: 72-80
UDF: 58-64
NDA: 1-5

Here are the exit polls results for the Tamil Nadu Assembly. The majority mark in the 234-member Assembly is 118.

Republic TV-CNX

AIADMK alliance-58-68

DMK alliance-160-170

AMMK alliance-4-6

P-MARQ

AIADMK alliance-40-65

DMK alliance-165-190

AMMK alliance-1-3

Here are the exit polls results for the West Bengal Assembly. The majority mark in the 294-member Assembly is 148.

ETG Research

TMC-164-176

BJP-105-115

Congress-Left alliance-10-15

P-MARQ

TMC-152-172

BJP-112-132

Congress-Left alliance-10-20

ABP C-Voter

TMC: 152-164 

BJP: 109-121 

Congress-Left alliance : 14-25

CNN News18

TMC-162

BJP-115

Congress-Left alliance-15

Republic TV-CNX

TMC-128-138

BJP-138-148

Congress-Left alliance-11-21

Seat division in Assam Assembly elections according to India Today-Axis My India 

BJP: 75-85

Congress: 40-50

Others:1-2

Vote percentage on 292 seats as per ABP C-Voter survey

TMC: 42.1% votes ; 152-164 seats
BJP: 39% votes ; 109-121 seats
Congress : 15.4% votes ; 14-25 seats

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan expresses confidence in returning to power in state with a bigger mandate than what it got in 2016.

I have always been confident that LDF will return to power with more seats than we got in 2016, I have faith in the people, says @vijayanpinarayi ahead of exit poll results @IndianExpress

— Vishnu Varma (@VishKVarma) April 29, 2021

In the just to announced exit polls, all eyes would be on the 294-seat West Bengal Assembly where a straight contest is expected between the ruling Trinamool Congress and main challenger BJP. The CPI (M)-Congress-ISF alliance is also expected to give a tough fight to the BJP and TMC on some seats.

In Kerala, there is a direct fight betwen the ruling CPI(M)-led LDF alliance and Congress-led UDF alliance. The BJP is expected to give a tough fight in some seats.

In Assam, the ruling BJP is expected to face stiff challenge from the Congress.

In Tamil Nadu, the ruling DMK-Congres alliance would hope to upstage the ruling AIADMK-BJP alliance from the State Assembly based on its impressive performance in 2019 Lok Sabha polls.

Stray incidents of violence were reported on Thursday from several areas where voting is underway for the eighth and last phase of assembly elections in Bengal, but the overall polling process has been peaceful with 76.07 per cent turnout till 5.30 pm, the Election Commission has said.

Welcome to our live blog. Exit poll surveys to the Assembly elections in Assam, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Union Territory Puducherry will be announced shortly by pollsters. Stay tuned for latest updates.