The alliance of the Congress and the National Conference (NC) is predicted to win the most seats in Jammu and Kashmir, according to a poll of polls.
Health warning: exit polls often get it wrong.
There are 90 seats in the Jammu and Kashmir assembly, so the halfway mark is 46.
Axis My India exit poll predicted 24-34 seats for the BJP, 35-45 for the Congress and NC alliance, 4-6 for PDP, and 12-18 for others.
An exit poll by Dainik Bhaskar forecasts the BJP would get 20-25 seats, the Congress and NC combine would win 35-40 seats, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) 4-7 seats, and other parties 12-16 seats.
Peoples Pulse's exit poll predicted 23-27 seats for BJP, 46-50 for Congress-NC alliance, 7-11 for PDP, and 4-6 for other parties.
India Today-C Voter forecast 27-32 for the BJP, Congress and NC 40-48, PDP 6-12, and other parties 6-11 seats.
The BJP may be able to form government if it becomes the single-largest party.
Statehood has been a major issue in the Jammu and Kashmir election; the BJP has assured statehood would be restored. The Congress and the NC also made the same promise.
A development in the Jammu and Kashmir election was the entry of the banned Jamaat-e-Islami, which backed some candidates, and its strategic alliance with Engineer Rashid's Awami Ittehad Party.
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