Page 2 - Exit Polls

Exit polls predict second term for Yogi as UP CM, AAP sweep in Punjab

Several exit polls forecast a clear majority for the BJP in Uttar Pradesh and the Aam Aadmi Party in Punjab while being mixed in their predictions for Uttarakhand. Exit polls on CNN News 18, Republic TV and News X channels showed the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) getting 211-277 seats and its main challenger in the Samajwadi Party-led alliance getting anywhere between 119 and 160 seats in Uttar Pradesh. CNN News 18 predicted 262-277 seats for the BJP and allies and 119-134 for the SP and allies in the 403-member state assembly. Most of them were also unanimous in predicting a big win for Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal-led AAP in Punjab, with one exit poll on India Today projecting up to 76-90 seats in the 117-member assembly. TV9 Bharatvarsh-Polstrat, however, predicted 56-61 seats for the AAP in Punjab, making it the frontrunner. The ruling Congress was mostly predicted to be securing the second spot in Punjab. In Uttarakhand, Both the Congress and the BJP were

LIVE: Exit polls predict BJP win in UP; AAP sweep in Punjab

Axis My India predicts big win for AAP in Punjab; Metrize predicts BJP will win 262-277 seats in UP; Times Now predicts slender win for BJP in Uttarakhand

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Exit polls: Cliffhanger seen in Bengal; DMK may win Tamil Nadu, LDF Kerala

While some exit polls gave an edge to the Trinamool Congress (TMC), led by Mamata Banerjee, others said the BJP was heading towards power in the state

Exit polls close the gap with ads

Skybus ads across newspapers in Assam by major political parties raise serious questions about the business of polling

Exit poll highlights: It's DMK in TN, LDF in Kerala; TMC has edge in Bengal

Exit poll results 2021 highlights: Pollsters give an edge to TMC in West Bengal; clean sweep for DMK and LDF in Tamil Nadu and Kerala, respectively. BJP is likely to retain Assam and Puducherry

Exit polls project a clear edge for RJD-led alliance over NDA in Bihar

Many exit polls gave the RJD-led alliance an edge over the ruling NDA, while at least three predicted a clear majority for the 'Mahagathbandhan' which has projected Tejashwi Yadav as its CM face

Bihar election: Ban on exit polls from Oct 28 morning to Nov 7 evening

Bihar goes to assembly polls in three phases on October 28, November 3 and November 7

Letter to BS: Multiplicity of political parties reduces scope of exit polls

There are constrains which reduce the appeal and validity of opinion polls in India. With about 900 million voters, much would depend on the reach of pollsters.

Exit polls off mark in Haryana, Maharashtra; fail to gauge opposition fight

The biggest shocker is in Haryana where at least three exit polls predicted decimation of the opposition, but the BJP is set to win 40 seats in the 90-member assembly and the Congress 31 seats

Exit polls: BJP all the way in Maharashtra and Haryana, Cong distant second

The BJP, confident of securing a two-thirds majority in both the states, will meet on Tuesday to take stock of the exit polls

Uptrend in Nifty to continue unless exit polls vary from actuals: Traders

If the results don't match the exit polls, there will be a lot of volatility

Exit polls on Himachal, Gujarat elections only after Dec 14: EC official

Exit polls showing outcome of the Himachal polls cannot take place till both phases of Gujarat polls are completed

Sun TV surges 10% as exit polls show DMK set to regain power

The stock zoomed 9.76% to settle at Rs 431.65 on BSE

Exit polls: Left to return to power in Kerala

The BJP could get zero to three seats while one to four seats may go to others

Exit Polls: BJP set to take power in Assam

According to C-Voter exit poll, BJP and allies would get 57 seats, Congress 41, AIUDF 18 and others 10

Exit polls give Bengal to Mamata, Assam to BJP, Kerala to Left, TN to DMK

Exit polls predicted a win for the DMK-Congress alliance in Puducherry too, ousting the ruling All India NR Congress