NDTV Poll of Polls 2023: Chhattisgarh is the one state from which the Congress has the highest hope.
NDTV Poll of Polls 2023: The voting in the battle for five states ended today after Telangana voted on 119 seats. NDTV's Poll of Polls suggests a win for the BJP in Madhya Pradesh with a majority. Meanwhile, the Congress can turn the tide and likely get a majority in Telangana. The Poll of Exit Polls predicts a close context between the MNF and ZPM in Mizoram.
In Rajasthan, the voting took place on 199 out of 200 seats. While the Congress hopes to break the Rajasthan jinx and return to power again, the BJP's election campaign focused on an "anti-incumbency" wave in the state. Shivraj Singh Chouhan has expressed confidence that he will form the government for the fifth time in Madhya Pradesh. Meanwhile, in Mizoram, the Chief Minister, Zoramthanga has exuded confidence that there won't be a hung assembly in Mizoram and his Mizo National Front (MNF) will form government again.
Chhattisgarh is the one state from which the Congress has the highest hope in this round of elections. In Telangana, it's a fight between the ruling BRS, and the BJP and Congress. Prime Minister Modi extensively campaigned in the state to form a BJP government in the southern state.
Warning: The exit polls do not always get it right. They have been way off the mark in the past.
Here are the Highlights on NDTV Poll of Polls 2023:
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NDTV Poll of Polls
NDTV's Poll of Polls forecast a win for the BJP in Madhya Pradesh with 124 seats, while the Congress may have to settle with 102. In Telangana, the Congress will likely form a government with an expected 62 seats and the ruling BRS may secure 44.
In Rajasthan, the 30-year-old trend is expected to continue and the BJP is expected to secure a comfortable win with 104 seats and the Congress-led alliance in the state may secure 85 seats and lose power.
In Mizoram, a hung assembly is expected. The ruling MNF might settle with 14 seats and the ZPM can secure 17 seats. The Congress can play a game changer in the state and is expected to win 7 seats. The Poll of Polls suggest the BJP will secure 1 seat.
The NDTV Poll of Polls forecast a win for the Congress in Chhattisgarh and the BJP might settle at 38.
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In an exclusive conversation with NDTV on Thursday, Mr Deo was asked about the possibility of him becoming chief minister if the numbers come down significantly from the 68 the party had won last time. He said all the leaders of the party sat together and decided not to leave any room for speculation.
BJP Edge In Rajasthan, Close Fight In Madhya Pradesh, Telangana: Exit Polls
Exit polls are predicting two strikes out of three in the heartland states for the BJP and one for the Congress. While Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel gets to retain his job, his counterpart in Rajasthan, Ashok Gehlot, might just lose his, they indicate. There also seems a high possibility that Madhya Pradesh could go to the BJP -- again.
Latest - Madhya Pradesh Exit Polls
India Today-Axis My India survey suggests that the BJP will secure 140-162 seats and the Congress may win 68-90 seats. The Times Now-ETG exit poll predicts 105-117 to the BJP and the Congress may give a tough fight by securing 109-125 seats.
Latest - Rajasthan Exit Polls
The ABP News-C Voter exit polls give the BJP an edge over the Congress. The BJP may win 94-115 seats and the Congress may settle with 71-91 seats. Other regional, small parties may secure 9-19 seats.
Mizoram Exit Polls Results
The Republic TV- Matrize predicts 17-22 seats for the MNF, 7-12 seats for ZPM and a similar number for the Congress, with BJP securing 1-2 seats.
The Times Now-ETG exit polls survey predicts 14-18 seats for the MNF, the ZPM may win 10-14 seats, the Congress 9-13 seats and the BJP may win 0-2 seats.
"We're Coming Back With Over 70 Seats": KTR Dismisses Exit Polls Prediction
Dismissing some exit poll surveys that suggested that the ruling BRS is going to lose in the assembly polls, the party's Working President K T Rama Rao on Thursday said the party led by Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar would come back to power with over 70 seats.
"I promise you, for those of you who are friends of BRS and want KCR to come back..., I promise you on December 3 (counting day) we are coming back. We are coming back with anywhere above 70 seats," he said.
Polling for Telangana's 119 seats assembly concluded on Thursday and the result will be announced after votes are counted on December 3.
Latest In Rajasthan Exit Polls Results
The Republic TV-Matrize exit poll suggests that BJP will secure a majority in Rajasthan with 115-130 seats and the '30-year-trend' in the state will continue. The incumbent Congress may have to settle with 65-75 seats.
Telangana Exit Polls
Republic TV-Matrize exit poll suggests Congress may win 58-69 seats in Telangana and BRS may secure 46-56 seats. BJP+ may win 4-9 seats and AIMIM 5-7 seats.
Congress Ahead In Chhattisgarh, BJP Close Behind, Show Exit Polls
Chhattisgarh Exit Poll Results So Far: The Congress will likely defeat the BJP in the 2023 Chhattisgarh Assembly election and retain power in the state - a big win, if it happens, ahead of next year's Lok Sabha election.
In the 2018 election, the Congress swept to a landslide win with 68 seats to its name and the BJP, which won 49 seats in 2013, got just 15
Exit Poll Results LIVE
Telangana Exit Polls:
The first results of the Telangana exit polls give Congress an edge over the incumbent KCR-led BRS. According to India TV- CNX exit poll, Congress may win 63-79 seats in the state and the BRS may settle with 31-47 seats. The BJP-led alliance may win 2-4 seats and Asaduddin Owaisi's AIMIM will win 5-7 seats, the exit poll suggests.
The Jan Ki Baat exit poll predicts 40-55 seats to the BRS and 48-64 to the Congress, indicating a comfortable win for the party. The BJP-led alliance may secure 7-13 seats and AIMIM 4-7.
The TV9 Bharatvarsh-Polstrat exit poll predicts a very close fight between the BRS and Congress, with 48-58 seats to KCR's party and the Congress securing 49-59 seats. BJP+ may get 5-10 seats and AIMIM 6-8.
Sachin Pilot, earlier said, "The tradition of 30 years in Rajasthan...five years of BJP, five years of Congress...that tradition is about to be broken. People have seen BJP rule at the Centre and they want a change."
Rajasthan Exit Poll
The Times Now-ETG exit poll also makes a similar prediction as the other two exit polls. The Times Now-ETG exit poll predicts 100-128 seats to the BJP and Congress may have to settle with 56-72 seats, giving the BJP a big lead over the incumbent Ashok Gehlot government which is hoping to break the Rajasthan Jinx and form the government again.
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Exit Poll Results For Rajasthan Till Now
The BJP has an edge in the race to win control of Rajasthan, according to early exit polls data released Thursday evening. The Congress faces the daunting task of beating the state's anti-incumbency trend, which has voted out the ruling party in every election for the past three decades.
Chhattisgarh Exit Poll
Two more exit polls - News24-Today's Chanakya and Republic TV-Matrize predict a similar result, with Congress likely to form a government with a majority.
Mizoram Exit Polls
The result of two exit polls predicts a close fight between Zoramthanga's incumbent MNF and the ZPM. The India TV-CNX survey predicts 14-18 seats for MNF and 12-16 for ZPM, 8-10 for Congress and 0-2 for the BJP.
The Jan ki Baat survey's prediction doesn't differ much and predicts 10-14 seats to the MNF, 15-25 to ZPM, 5-9 to Congress and 0-2 seats to the BJP.
Mizoram Chief Minister Zoramthanga has exuded confidence that there won't be any hung assembly in Mizoram and MNF will form the government.
Chhattisgarh Exit Polls
The ABP News C-Voter Survey predicts a close fight between the BJP and Congress, with the Bhupesh Baghel government returning to power with 41-53 seats but the BJP is not far behind and may give a tough fight to the Congress by securing 36-48 seats.
The ABP News C-Voter survey exit poll result differs from other three exit polls for the state that have given Congress an edge over the BJP.
Rajasthan Exit Polls
The Jan Ki Baat survey predicts a win for the BJP in Rajasthan, with the party emerging victorious on 100-122 seats and Congress managing 62-85 seats.
The TV9 Bharatvarsh Polstrat exit poll makes a similar prediction for the BJP, with a win on 110-110 seats but the Congress may do well 90-100 seats, making it a close fight with BJP having a lead.
Chhattisgarh Exit Polls: INDIA TV-CNX exit poll has also given Congress an edge over the BJP in the state, with an expected win on 46-56 and the BJP getting 30-40.
Madhya Pradesh Exit Polls: Similar to the Republic TV-Matrize and TV9 Bharatvarsh Polstrat, the Jan Ki Baat survey predicts a very close fight in the state, with Congress expected to win 102-125 seats and the BJP 100-123.
Chhattisgarh Exit Polls: India Today-Axis My India exit poll predicts 40-50 seats for the Congress in Chhattisgarh and 36-46 for the BJP.
TV5 News Exit Poll predicts 29-39 seats for the BJP and 54-64 seats for the Congress
Jan Ki Baat exit poll predicts a lead for the Congress with a probable win on 42-53 seats and BJP securing 34-45 seats.
Madhya Pradesh Exit Polls: According to the Republic TV-Matrize exit poll for Madhya Pradesh, the BJP has a lead over the Congress, with a win of 118-130 seats, while the Congress may win 97-107 seats, with other parties getting 2 seats.
The TV9 Bharatvarsh Polstrat, the Congress may secure a win on 111-121 seats, the BJP will give a close fight to the Congress with an expected win on 106-116 seats.
Chhattisgarh has 90 assembly seats and the majority mark is 46. In Rajasthan, the majority mark is 101. There are 200 seats in Rajasthan. In Madhya Pradesh, the majority mark is 116. The majority mark in Mizoram is 21 and in Telangana the mark is 60.
The voter turnout till 5 pm in Telangana, the last state in the five-state battle, was recorded at 63.9 per cent.
Telangana is the last of five states - the others were Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan, and Mizoram - to vote in this round of elections, which has been seen as a semi-final before the 2024 Lok Sabha polls. The counting of votes for all five will take place on Sunday.