New Delhi: Different exit polls show Bharatiya Janata Party is set to return to power in Uttar Pradesh, with C Voters survey showing that the party will lose some votes, but the BJP alliance will get up to 236 seats.
As per the CVoters survey, the BJP alliance vote share will be down to 40.5 per cent, compared to 41.4 per cent last year, while Samajwadi Party's vote share will increase to 33.6 per cent from 23.6 per cent in 2017.
The SP, as per the Exit poll, is likely to get 140 seats, while Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) will get 17 and Congress is said to get six seats as per the poll.
According to India Today-Axis My India exit poll, BJP will get 288-326 seats in Uttar Pradesh, SP would get 71-101 seats, 3-9 for the Bahujan Samaj Party, 1-3 for the Congress and 2-3 for others.
Uttar Pradesh Exit Poll Live said, BJP was expected to form government in UP for the second straight term; projected to win 230 seats, and SP will get 152. The BSP and Congress are predicted to get 14 and nine seats, respectively.
According to Matrize, BJP and allied parties will get 262-277 out of 403 seats in Uttar Pradesh. SP and its allied parties will win 140, while BSP will get 17. The majority mark in UP is 202.
AAP likely to make govt in Punjab: C Voter exit poll
In a major jolt to the Congress' dream of forming the government again in Punjab, the C-Voter exit poll has predicted Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) to receive a majority of seats in the 2022 Assembly polls.
The survey predicted AAP to win between 51 to 61 seats, while the incumbent Congress may have to be satisfied with 21-28 seats.
Meanwhile, the survey also predicted a neck-to-neck fight between the Congress, which is struggling to form the government again in 2022 and the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD), which the Congress had rooted out of incumbency in the previous Assembly polls.
According to the C-Voter post poll survey of Punjab, SAD is predicted to get seats anywhere between 20 and 26.
Meanwhile, its ally in the state and the coalition partner from 2012-207, Bharatiya Janata Party is projected to win 7-13 seats.
The SAD–BJP coalition had won the Punjab Legislative Assembly election for two consecutive terms from 2007 till 2017.
So far, only AAP seems to have receive a majority government in the C-Voter's exit poll of Punjab.
Congress likely to make comeback in Uttarakhand: Exit Poll
Congress is likely to make a comeback in the Uttarakhand government as the latest post-poll survey predicts the grand old party to win a clear majority in the state.
According to the C-Voter exit poll projections, out of 70 seats in the state, Congress may bag between 32 to 38 while the incumbent Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) may get a range of 26 and 32 seats in the assembly polls of 2022.
Meanwhile, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), which just made its debut in the state, could bag 0-2 assembly seats. Others, including the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP), may get between 3 and 7 seats. The BSP may get 3 seats, according to the post-poll survey.
Congress which made government in the state previously in 2012 is giving a tough fight to the ruling BJP in Kumaon and seems to be leading in Tarai.
In the Kumaon region of the state, Congress appears to be in the lead with a projected number of 11-13 seats, followed closely by the BJP with 7-9 seats. The AAP does not seem to have any ground in Kumaon and may bag just 1 seat.
While the BJP and the Congress seem to be head-to-head in Kumaon, in the Garhwal region, BJP looks to be leading with 14-16 seats in the C-Voter Uttarkhand Exit Poll.
Congress may bag only 12-14 seats. However, in the Tarai region or plains, the Congress seems to be leading with 9-11 seats, and the BJP could get 5-7 seats. Total Assembly Seats - 70 Poll projection: •BJP: 26-32 •Congress: 32-38 •AAP: 0-2 •Others: 3-7
Goa likely to see Hung Assembly as per exit polls
A Hung Assembly has been predicted for Goa, with parties like AAP, AITC and others likely to be the kingmakers as per different exit polls.
According to the CVoters exit poll, Bharatiya Janata Party will more or less maintain its vote share, predicted to poll around 32.7 per cent votes, compared to 32.5 per cent in 2017, while Congress will improve its share from 28.4 per cent in 2017 to 30.2 per cent in 2022.
The seat share of Congress is however said to go down from 17 in 2017 to 14 this time, while the BJP gets 15 seats compared to 13 last time as per the exit poll.
The AAP is likely to get three seats, and the TMC, MGP alliance is said to get up to seven seats.
Times Now-Veto exit poll has predicted 14 seats for the BJP in Goa, 16 for the Congress, 4 for the AAP and 6 for others.
According to ABP News Exit Poll, BJP will get 13-17 seats, Congress alliance will get 12-16 seats, AAP gets 1-5 seats, and the TMC-MGP alliance will get 5 to 9 seats.
The Goa Assembly has 40 seats.
BJP set to retain power in Manipur, as per exit polls
BJP is set to retain power in Manipur as per the exit polls, improving its performance compared to 2017.
As per the CVoters exit poll, BJP will get 25 seats in Manipur, up from 21 in 2017, while Congress is said to get 14 seats, down from 28 in 2017.
India Today – Axis My India exit poll predicts 33-43 seats for BJP; Congress 4-8 seats, while others get 10-23 seats.
According to India TV-Ground Zero Research exit poll data, BJP may win 23-28 seats, while Congress will get 10-14 seats.
Results for Manipur polls will be declared on March 10. (Inputs from UNI)
