Poll of Exit Polls 2021: Officials inspect voting materials in Kolkata for Bengal elections.
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's Trinamool Congress party is expected to win 156 of the state's 294 seats but the BJP will score a strong 121 seats, says NDTV's poll of exit polls at the close of marathon state elections held since March. An aggregate of six exit polls predicts that Mamata Banerjee will make it past the half-way mark, enough to win a third straight term.
The Congress is up for disappointment in Assam, the exit polls suggest, with the BJP expected to retain power by winning 72 of 126 seats. The Congress is likely to win 53 seats, say the polls.
An aggregate of five exit polls showed the LDF front is likely to win 85 of 140 seats - ahead of the half-way mark - and the Congress-led UDF at 53 seats, the polls say. The BJP is set to make its presence felt with two seats.
Exit polls often get the results wrong. The counting of votes for assembly elections to four states -- Bengal, Assam, Kerala and Tamil Nadu -- and one Union Territory, Puducherry, will be done on May 2.
The polls, which started on March 27 and ended today, were held for 294 seats in West Bengal, 234 seats in Tamil Nadu, 140 seats in Kerala, 126 seats in Assam and 30 seats in the union territory of Puducherry.
Here are the highlights on Poll of Exit Polls:
ABP News-C Voter for Tamil NaduTotal seats: 234
ADMK+ : 58-71
DMK+: 160-172
AMMK+ : 0
Others: 0-7
Disclaimer: Exit polls often get it wrong
India Today-Axis My India predictions for Assam:
BJP+ : 75-85
Congress+: 40-50
Others: 1-3
Disclaimer: Exit polls often get it wrong
DMK predicted to come to power in Tamil Nadu: Poll of exit pollsPoll of exit polls at 7:15 PM shows Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) and its allies will sweep Tamil Nadu, the Bharaitya Janata Party will retain Assam while the Left Democratic Front (LDF) will win in Kerala.
The DMK is predicted to come to power in Tamil Nadu, according to the poll of exit polls. MK Stalin's DMK and allies are forecast to win at least 171 seats, while the AIADMK and its allies are predicted to win 58 seats.
ABP News-C Voter for West BengalTotal seats: 294
TMC+ : 152-164
LEFT+ : 14-25
BJP+ : 109-121
Disclaimer: Exit polls often get it wrong
Mamata Banerjee ahead with 149 seats: Exit PollsThe poll of four exit polls at 7:10 PM showed that West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is ahead with 149 seats while BJP and its allies are expected to win 116 seats.
Disclaimer: Exit polls often get it wrong
Exit poll results for assembly elections soon
Exit poll results for elections in five states are set to be announced soon as news networks try to forecast who will win the high-stakes battles in West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Assam and Puducherry.