Gujarat-Himachal Pradesh Exit Polls: BJP To Sweep Gujarat, Close Contest In HP

According to exit poll results announced Monday night, the Bharatiya Janata Party will win a record-breaking seventh consecutive term in Gujarat and the second term in Himachal Pradesh. Both elections saw the Congress finish in a distant second place, while Arvind Kejriwal’s Aam Aadmi Party, which was anticipated to be a strong threat to the BJP in both states, has failed.

Gujarat has 182 seats and the majority mark is set at 92. There are 68 seats in Himachal and the majority mark is 35.

However, the exit poll results for the Delhi municipal election have also been made public, and the AAP has better news: Kejriwal’s group is predicted to win handily. The 2017 winner, the BJP, is in second place, and the Congress is on the verge of extinction.

 

Gujarat Exit Polls

 

• The Republic-P Marq survey has given the BJP between 128 and 148 seats, the Congress between 30 and 42, and fewer than 10 seats to the AAP.
• The TV9 Bharatvarsh survey gives the BJP a similar score – 125 to 130 seats and a few more seats to the Congress – 40-50. The AAP is given less than five.
• News X-Jan Ki Baat also gives the BJP an emphatic win, although the predicted spread is wider than the other exit polls. The ruling party is expected to get between 117 and 140 seats and the Congress between 34 and 51. This poll gives the AAP the biggest number of seats – six to 13.
• TV9-Gujarati gives the BJP a comfortable 125-130 seats and a surprisingly high 40-50 seats for the Congress. The AAP is given between three and five seats.

 

Himachal Pradesh Exit Polls

 

• The big story from Himachal is the results of the News24-Today’s Chanakya exit poll, which leaves the BJP and Congress tied at 33 seats. Two seats are expected to fall to other parties or independent candidates, meaning they could emerge as potential kingmakers.
• The Times Now Navbharat ETG exit poll gives the BJP Himachal with 34 to 42 seats. The Congress is second with 24-32 and the AAP draws a blank
• Interestingly, the India Today-Axis My India exit poll goes the other way – the Congress has a slight edge with 30-40 seats compared to the BJP’s 24-34.