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Exit Polls Give Edge to TMC in Bengal, Big Win for DMK in TN, LDF in Kerala

BJP may manage to retain Assam, projected to win in Puducherry, as per two exit polls.
2021

New Delhi: If exit polls are to be believed, anti-incumbency does not seem to have worked much in the Assembly polls, except in Tamil Nadu. Most exit polls show non-BJP parties bagging most of the five states that went to polls, with the saffron party making litlle headway in the two big southern states – Tamil Nadu and Kerala.

In the fiercely fought West Bengal election amid a raging pandemic, most of the exit polls project Mamata Banerjee’s Trinamool Congress (TMC) returning to power, with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which fielded about a 100 candidates defecting from TMC and other parties, coming second and the Sanjukta Morcha ( Left-Congress- Indian Secular Front) at the third position.

WEST BENGAL

In West Bengal, Times Now-C Voter predicted a clear majority for TMC by projecting 162 seats for the party and 115 for BJP.

ETG Research predicted TMC would win 164-176 seats, BJP-105-115 and the Congress-Left Alliance-10-15.

ABP C-Voter gave TMC: 152-164 seats, BJP: 109-121 and Congress-Left alliance: 14-25

CNN News18 forecast TMC-162, BJP-115, Congress-Left alliance-15

Republic-CNX polls, however, gave BJP a slight edge by projecting 138-148 seats for the party in the 294-seat Assembly and 128-138 to the TMC.

Jan Ki Baat exit polls, however, predicted a strong majority for BJP in West Bengal, giving it 162-185 seats, against 104-121 to the ruling TMC.

KERALA

In Kerala, most exit polls predicted a return to power for the Pinarayi Vijayan-led Left Democratic Front government, which is pitted against the Congress-led United Democratic front. The BJP is shown to be mostly drawing a blank in the southern state.

According to India Today-Axis My India exit poll, the LDF would get 104-120 seats, the UDF 201-36 seats and the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance 0-2.

As per Today’s Chanakya, LDF may bag 102 ± 9 seats, UDF 35 ± 9 seats and BJP 3 ± 3 Seats, Others 0 ± 3 Seats.

The saffron-leaning Republic-CNX exit poll predicts LDF at 72-80 seats, UDF at 58-64 seats and NDA at 1-5 seats,

ASSAM

In Assam, India Today-Axis My India predicted 75-85 seats for BJP in the 126-member Assembly and 40-50 to the Mahajot or the Congress-led opposition alliance, including the Left parties.

Today's Chanakya, however, predicted 70 seats for the saffron alliance and 56 for the Mahajot.

ABP-C-Voter projected 58-71 for the ruling BJP-led alliance, 53-66 for the Congress-led Mahajot and 0-5 for Others.

Republic TV-CNX showed BJP alliance ahead with 74-84 seats, Congress alliance with 40-50 and Other 0-3 seats.

TAMIL NADU

Most exit polls projected a sweep for the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam-led Allliance, which includes Congress and Left parties.

According to Today’s Chanakya, the ruling AIADMK+ would get a paltry 57 ± 11 seats, with DMK+ bagging 175 ± 11 Seats, Others 2 ± 4 Seats.

Republic TV-CNX projected AIADMK alliance bagging 58-68, DMK alliance-160-170 and Others -4-6 seats.

P-MARQ forecast AIADMK alliance with 40-65 seats, DMK alliance-165-190 and Others1-3 seats.

In the Union territory of Puducherry, two exit polls – Republic-CNX and ABP-C-Voter- gave an edge to the NDA in the 30-member Assembly, with 16-20 and 19-23 seats, respectively.

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