Exit polls predict neck to neck fight between BJP-Congress
New Delhi: The results of Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, Telangana and Mizoram Assembly elections 2018 is set to be declared on December 11. But ahead of the counting of votes, the exit polls by different agencies were released on Friday evening, after polling concluded in Telangana and Rajasthan.
The exit polls suggest a neck-and-neck battle between the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Congress party in Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan as well as Chhattisgarh. In Telangana, however, the Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) is expected to retain power despite a multi-corner contest against the likes of the Telugu Desam Party, the Congress and the BJP.
Here’s what different exit polls say about different states:
Madhya Pradesh:
Agencies BJP Congress BSP Others
CNX 126 89 06 09
AXIS 102-120 104-122 00 4-11
JAN KI BAAT 108-128 95-115 00 07
CSDS 94 126 00 10
C VOTER 90-106 110-126 00 10-14
INDIA TV 122-130 86-92 00 15
PACE MEDIA 98-108 110-120 00 10-14
Rajasthan:
Agencies BJP Congress BSP Others
CNX 85 105 02 07
AXIS 55-72 119-141 00 4-11
JAN KI BAAT 93 91 00 15
C-VOTER 52-68 129-145 00 5-11
CSDS 83 101 00 15
Chhattisgarh:
Agencies BJP Congress BSP+ Others
CNX 42-50 32-38 6-8 1-3
AXIS 21-31 55-65 4-8 00
CSDS 52 35 00 03
MY PACE 36-42 45-51 00 4-8
NETA 43 40 00 07
C-VOTER 35-43 42-50 3-7 00
Telangana:
Agencies TRS Cong+TDP BJP OTHERS
CNX 66 37 07 09
JAN KI BAAT 58 45 06 10
NETA 57 46 6 10
C-VOTER 50-65 38-52 4-7 8-14
Mizoram:
Agencies ZPM Congress MNF Others
C-VOTER 3-7 14-18 16-20 0-3
CNX 00 16 18 06
MY AXIS 8-12 8-12 16-22 00
Though the exit polls are out, the actual results will only be known after counting of votes on December 11. While the BJP has exhumed confidence of retaining power in Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh as well as Rajasthan, the Congress has claimed that it is sure of making a comeback in all the three states. The BJP, led by Shivraj Singh Chouhan, has been in power in Madhya Pradesh for 15 years, and the Congress is looking to ride on the anti-incumbency factor to make a comeback in the state. In Rajasthan, the picture seems to be repeating the pattern of alternate parties in power every Assembly term. However, in Telangana, both the BJP and the Congress seems to have failed to dent the prospects of TRS chief K Chandrasekhar Rao, who is expected to retain power in the southern state. (Zee News)
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