Pinarayi Vijayan, Mamata Banerjee, Edappadi Palaniswami, Sarbananda Sonowal West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Assam Election Exit Poll Results 2021 Live Updates: The ABP-C-Voter exit poll survey has predicted a return to power for Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress for a third consecutive term in West Bengal with 152-64 seats in the 294-seat Assembly. In Assam, the India Today-Axis My India voter survey has predicted a return to power for the BJP with 75-80 seats.
In the southern states, the CPM-led LDF is likely to beat anti-incumbency and retain the power in Kerala. In Tamil Nadu, the DMK-Congress alliance is predicted to upstage the ruling AIADMK-BJP alliance in the state.
The exit polls were released after the polling for the eighth phase of West Bengal elections concluded. The last phase of the election was held amid an unprecedented Covid spike.
West Bengal went to polls in eight phases, whereas Assam had three phases.
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.
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.
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.
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