Exit Polls Results: The election results will be declared on October 24.
The exit polls conducted by various media houses and poll agencies have given a clear edge to the BJP in Maharashtra and Haryana. The party's campaign was led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Minister Amit Shah, who attacked the opposition over its criticism of the centre's decision to scrap Article 370, which gave special status to Jammu and Kashmir. PM Modi dared the Congress to announce that it would reverse the decision if it came to power in Maharashtra and Haryana. In its campaign, the Congress attacked PM Modi over the state of economy. Senior party leader Rahul Gandhi said last week that PM Modi had no understanding of economy. For Maharashtra's 288 seats, the BJP is continuing its alliance with Shiv Sena, whereas the Congress has allied with Sharad Pawar's Nationalist Congress Party. In Haryana, the ruling BJP is locked in contest with the Congress, INLD and the fledgling JJP (Jannayak Janta Party) for the 90 assembly seats. The results will be declared on October 24.
Here are the highlights on Exit Polls Results for Maharashtra, Haryana Elections:
Bypolls held in one seat each in these states
High voter turnout was reported in Khonsa West seat in Arunachal Pradesh (90 pc), Maoist-hit Chitrakot in Chhattisgarh (74 pc), Huzurnagar Telangana (84 pc) and Jhabua in Madhya Pradesh (62 pc) per cent and Shella in Meghalaya (84.56 pc), according to data released by the EC.
Moderate turnout in bypolls to 51 assembly and 2 Lok Sabha seats
A moderate turnout of nearly 57 per cent was reported on Monday in the bypolls to 51 assembly seats and two Lok Sabha constituencies spread across 18 states. The overall voting percentage in the bypolls to 51 assembly seats was nearly 56.84 per cent, the Election Commission said.
In Haryana, the BJP is likely to win 66 of 90 seats, predicts the polls of polls, and the Congress is likely to win 14.
For Maharashtra, the poll of exit polls, or an aggregate of various exit polls, says the Congress-Nationalist Congress Party might get 64 seats.
National security takes priority over any other issue. Article 370 or Triple Talaq Bill were so important that they became central issues even in state elections: Geeta Bhatt, Political Analyst
The BJP is likely to retain both Maharashtra - where it is contesting the polls in an alliance with the Shiv Sena - and Haryana, according to a poll of exit polls.
Elections 2019: What Exit Poll Results Predict In Haryana and Maharashtra
The ruling BJP is set to retain power in Maharashtra and Haryana in the first elections to be held since Prime Minister Narendra Modi's landslide win in the national election in May, exit polls said after voting ended in the two states.
Maharashtra Elections 2019: What Poll Of Exit Polls Say
Here's what NDTV's poll of exit polls, an aggregate of exit polls conducted by other agencies, predict in Maharashtra.
Haryana Elections 2019: Poll Of Exit Polls In HaryanaHere's what NDTV's poll of exit polls, an aggregate of exit polls conducted by other agencies, predict.
Maharashtra Elections 2019: List Of Exit Polls Of Various Agencies In Maharashtra, all the agencies conducting the exit polls have predicted a big win for the BJP-Shiv Sena alliance. Here is the list of exit poll results:
Maharashtra Polls 2019: What NDTV's Poll Of Exit Polls Say NDTV's poll of polls, an aggregate of the exit polls conducted by other poll agencies, as of now projects 211 seats for the BJP in Maharashtra.
Haryana Elections: What NDTV's Poll Of Polls Says NDTV's poll of polls, an aggregate of the exit polls conducted by poll agencies, as of now projects 66 seats for the BJP in Haryana.
Exit Polls Give BJP A Clear Edge In Haryana Times Now is predicting a massive win for the BJP in Haryana. The India News - Polstrat is projecting 75-80 seats in Haryana.
Maharashra Exit poll results by TV channels and poll agencies Times Now is giving 230 seats to the BJP-Shiv Sena alliance. India Today-Axis My India is projecting 166-194 seats for the alliance. CNN News 18-IPSOS is predicting a massive win for the BJP in Maharashtra.
Haryana Exit Poll Results
In Haryana, News X-Polstrat is giving the BJP 75-80 seats, whereas it is giving the Congress 0-12 seats. Times Now is projecting 71 seats for the BJP, Congress 11 seats.
Assembly Elections 2019: How Addressed How Many Rallies Here is an account of how of many rallies were addressed by leaders in Haryana and Maharashtra.
Haryana Poll Of Exit Poll Results Soon
In Haryana, the ruling BJP is locked in contest with the Congress, the Indian National Lok Dal and the fledgling JJP (Jannayak Janta Party) for the 90 assembly seats.
In Maharashtra, the BJP is contesting on 150 seats, the Shiv Sena on 124 seats. The rest of the 288 seats are for smaller allies. In the opposition camp, the Congress is contesting 146 seats, the Nationalist Congress Party on 117 seats.
Maharashtra recorded a voter turnout of 44.6 per cent and Haryana a turnout of 53.7 per cent till 5 pm. "I urge voters in these states and seats to turnout in record numbers and enrich the festival of democracy," Prime Minister Narendra Modi tweeted.