Exit polls show a cliff-hanger in West Bengal |
Pollsters predict a cliffhanger in the recently concluded polling in the Indian state of West Bengal. Voting concluded on 29th April for 35 Assembly seats sin 4 districts to decide the fate of 283 candidates, including 35 women. Exit poll results for the assembly elections in Assam, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, and West Bengal are being shown by various TV channels since 29th April. Pollsters projected a cliff-hanger in West Bengal, where Mamata Banerjee is looking to retain the chief ministerial post for the third term and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is confident of securing a majority. According to India Today-My Axis India, the BJP is likely to win 134-160 seats in West Bengal whereas Mamata Banerjee`s Trinamool Congress (TMC) may come a close second with a win in 130-156 constituencies. The ABP C Voter exit poll, on the other hand, has predicted a clear majority for Mamata`s TMC likely to win 152-164 seats against the opposition BJP to secure 109-121 seats. Republic CNX predictions leaned towards the BJP by predicting its win on 138-148 seats and TMC`s victory on 128-138 seats. TV9-Polstrat and News 24 Today`s Chanakya, on the other hand, has predicted a clear majority for TMC followed by the BJP. According to pollsters, the BJP is set to return to power in Assam while Congress would lag behind in the second position. While ABP C Voter and TV9 Polestar have predicted a close competition between the two parties. In Tamil Nadu, the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) combine is set to sweep the assembly elections as predicted by exit polls while the ruling All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIDMK) alliance`s seats might range anywhere between 38 to 85 seats. For Kerala, the majority of pollsters say that the Left would secure another term in the southern state with a sweeping majority. In Puducherry, the BJP is predicted to win hands down.
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