New Delhi:Several Exit polls on Monday predict a landslide win for BJP-Shiv Sena Combine in the just concluded elections to 288-seat Maharashtra assembly.
According to Times Now exit poll, BJP-Shiv Sena will win 230 seats followed by Congress at 48 seats and others with 10.
Exit poll conducted by India Today-My Axis said the NDA will bag 166-194 seats while Congress and its allies will win 72-40 seats.
CNN-Ipsos exit poll predicted 243 seats for BJP-Sena combine, 41 for Congress and its allies and others with 4 seats.
The exit poll by NDTV predicted 211 seats for BJP-SS while Cong-NCP was set to win 64 seats and others at 13.
A total of 3237 candidates from a host of parties besides independents are in the fray.
BJP contested on 164 seats, while its alliance Shiv Sena has fielded candidates on 126 seats. Congress has fielded 147 candidates and the ally NCP has fielded 121.In 2014 elections, BJP won 122 seats, the Sena-63, the Congress-42 and the NCP-41.
Exit polls show BJP set to retain Haryana
The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government is all set for the second
term in Haryana with exit polls, conducted by different news channels, indicating that the ruling party will get a clear majority in the 90-member assembly.
According to Times Now exit poll, the BJP will return with more numbers in its second term in Haryana. The BJP, which had won 47 out of the total 90 seats in the 2014 Haryana Assembly polls, is projected to win 71 seats (between 69 to 73) this time around with a 46.2 per cent vote share.
The Congress is likely to witness a sharp fall in its number of seats which may plunge to 11 (between 9 to 13) seats (22.8 per cent vote share) from 15 it had won in 2014.
Dushyant Chautala's Jannayak Janata Party, which was formed in December last year, is expected to be on the third spot with five seats (between 4 to 6 seats) and nine per cent vote share. Others are likely to bag three seats (between 2 to 4) compared to the 28 seats they had won in 2014 state elections.
According to NDTV, BJP is likely to win 66 out of 90 Assembly seats, while Congress is likely to get 14 seats. INLD+ Akali two and others 8 seats.
According to News18-IPSOS Exit Poll results, in Haryana, the BJP is likely to bag win 75 seats and the Congress tally is likely to be 10 seats.
The News18-Ipsos exit poll numbers suggest an improvement in the number of seats won by BJP in 2014 as compared to the numbers it will win in 2019. The numbers suggest a growth from 47 seats in 2014 to 75 seats in 2019. However, the Congress' numbers are likely to see a drop from 15 seats in 2014 to 10 seats this year.
The Republic-Jan Ki Baat exit poll projection shows BJP getting 52-63 seats, Congress bagging 15-19 seats, JJP getting 5-9 seats while others getting 7-9 seats.In the outgoing assembly, BJP has 48 MLAs in the 90-member House. Counting of votes will be taken up on October 24.(UNI)