Exit polls highlights: BJP likely to win UP, AAP to cross halfway mark in Punjab

India Today-My Axis India: BJP+ 288-326, SP+ 71-101, BSP 3-9, Others 3-6

ABP News-CVoter: BJP+ 228-244, SP+ 132-148, BSP 13-21, Others 6-8

News 24-Today's Chanakya: BJP+ 294, SP+ 105, BSP 2, Others 2

Times Now-Veto: BJP+ 225, SP+ 151, BSP 14, Others 13

Republic-P Mark: BJP+ 240, SP+ 140, BSP 17, Others 4

“I am not amazed as we have said NDA govt will return to power in UP and exit polls are also directing in the same direction. People have benefited from our social welfare schemes,” Union minister Anupriya Patel said.

All exit polls seem to suggest a close contest in Uttarakhand, with an edge to the incumbent BJP over Congress.

Uttarakhand chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami said that BJP will get more seats than the exit polls have predicted.

“All exit polls are showing that BJP will form govt with majority. Some are showing 45 seats, some 47 seats but I believe there will be more seats when the final result is out,” ANI quoted Dhami as saying.

India Today-My Axis India Exit Poll has predicted a huge win for BJP in the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections. Samajwadi Party is likely to improve but nowhere in the race to form the government, according to the Exit Poll.

BJP: 288-326

SP: 71-101

BSP: 3-9

Congress: 103

BJP is likely to improve its vote share and seats in Manipur assembly elections and form government again in the North-Eastern state, according to India Today-My Axis India Exit Poll.

India Today-My Axis India: BJP 36-46, Congress 20-30, Others 4-9

ABP News-CVoter: BJP 26-32, Congress 32-38, AAP 0-2, Others 3-7

News 24-Today's Chanakya: BJP 43, Congress 24, AAP 0, Others 1-3

Times Now-Veto: BJP 37, Congress 31, AAP 1, Others 1

Republic-P Mark: BJP 29-34, Congress 33-38, AAP 1-3, Others 1-31

India Today-My Axis India: Congress 19-31, AAP 76-90, SAD+ 7-11, Others 1-4

ABP News-CVoter:  Congress 22-28, AAP 51-61, SAD+ 20-26, Others 8-14

News 24-Today's Chanakya: Congress 3-17, AAP 89-111, SAD+ 1-11 Others 0-2

Times Now-Veto: Congress 22, AAP 70, SAD+ 19, Others 6
Republic-P Mark: Congress 21-31, AAP 62-70, SAD+ 16-24, Others 1-3

Goa chief minister Pramod Sawant said that BJP will form the government in Goa by winning 18-22 seats in the 40-members assembly.

"As per exit polls also, BJP will return to power in UP, Uttarakhand, Goa and Manipur and will have good performance in Punjab," ANI quoted Sawant as saying.

India Today-Axis My India Exit Poll:

BJP: 36-46

Congress: 20-30

BSP: 02-04

Others: 02-05

AAP will get 89-111 seats in Punjab's 117-member assembly, according to News24-Today's Chanakya Exit Poll.

AAP is likely to emerge as the single-largest party in Punjab and may cross the halfway mark required to form the government, according to ABP C-Voter Exit Poll.

AAP: 51-61

Congress: 22-28

SAD: 20-26

BJP: 7-13 

Others 1-5

Pollsters for Republic TV have predicted a close contest between BJP and Congress.

BJP: 13-17

Congress: 13-17

BJP is likely to come back to power in Uttar Pradesh with 211-225 seats,  however, SP will make massive gains to bag up to 160 seats. 

Republic P-Marq Exit Poll has predicted that the BJP will be able to retain the power in Uttar Pradesh.

BJP: 240

SP: 140

BSP: 17

Congress: 4

India Today-Axis My India Exit Poll has predicted a comfortable majority for AAP in Punjab.

Cong 19-31

AAP 76-90

SAD 7-11

Aam Aadmi Party has tried to make the contest multi-cornered but it is yet to be seen the extent of inroads the party has been able to make. In the last assembly election, BJP reached a comfortable majority to form the government in the state.

Seat share in Uttarakhand assembly:

BJP: 57

Congress: 11

Independent: 2

Congress: 76

AAP: 12

SAD: 13

BJP: 6

NDA government

BJP: 297

Apna Dal (Sonelal): 7

Opposition

SP: 70

RLD: 1

SBSP: 4

Pragatisheel Samajwadi Party (Lohiya): 1

Despite garnering more vote share than SP, BSP was able to win just four assembly seats in the 2017 UP elections.

BJP: 39.67%

BSP: 22.23%

SP: 21.82%

Congress: 6.25%

RLD: 1.78%

Congress has swung into action ahead of assembly election results as Chhattisgarh chief minister Bhupesh Baghel, party leader Mohan Prakash, and AICC Incharge of Uttarakhand Devender Yadav will visit Dehradun on Wednesday. Congress spokesperson Gaurav Vallabh said that the leaders will assess the pre-counting and post-counting political situation in the state and coordinate with Congress candidates for counting preparations, reported news agency ANI.

None of the major pollsters got its right as most of them predicted a hung assembly, with AAP emerging as a strong contender to form the government in Punjab. AAP managed to bag 20 seats in 117-member Assembly.

Exit polls for AAP in Punjab:

India Today-Axis: 42-51

India News-MRC: 55

India TV-CVoter: 59-67

News 24-Today's Chanakya: 54

ABP-Lokniti CSDS: 36-46

While most of the pollsters predicted a BJP-led government in Uttar Pradesh, very few came close to the brute majority with which the saffron party came to power.

Exit polls for BJP in Uttar Pradesh:

India TV-CVoter: 161

ABP-Lokniti CSDS: 164-176

India TV Forecast: 155-167

AXIS: 251-279

Today's Chanakya: 285

The post-poll survey, popularly known as exit poll, is conducted after voters exit the polling station after casting their vote. Most of the exit polls failed to predict the so-called wave in BJP's favour during the 2017 UP assembly elections.

Over 46% of voter turnout was recorded till 3pm, according to the provisional data released by the Election Commission of India.