Voters in the states of Telangana and Rajasthan exercised their franchise on Friday. The voting started at 7am in 13 Maoist-affected constituencies of Telangana and at 8am in other parts of the state and in Rajasthan. Initially slow, the voting picked up later with EVM glitches being reported from a few constituencies but polling was by and large smooth.The much awaited exit polls for all the five states that went to polls over the last one month were released after the voting ended in Telangana and Rajasthan.Read: Clash at Sikar polling centre, two motorcycles burntRajasthan, Telangana are among the 5 states -- others being Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Mizoram -- that went to the polls. Capping a high-decible campaign, the five voted in four-phase polls starting November 12 and the results will be known on December 11.Also Read: Telangana exit polls 2018: All you need to know
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CNX - Times Now exit polls project a hung house in Mizoram
Nalgunda: Telangana Chief Minister and TRS chief K Chandrashekar Rao addresses a public meeting at Suriyapet in Nalgunda district, Friday, Nov 23, 2018.(PTI)
The CNX-Times Now exit polls predict a hung house in Mizoram with a close fight between the MNF and Mizoram. The survey predicts the MNF to win around 18 seats and around 16 seats for the Congress party.
Surveys predict clear edge for Congress in Rajasthan
The exit polls are predicting the Congress party to sweep Rajasthan. While the CVoter-Republic TV, CNX-Times Now and Axis My India- India Today exit polls project the Congress party to be surging ahead, India TV survey predicts a close contest between the two rival parties.
Exit polls show a close contest between BJP and Congress in Chhattisgarh
The exit polls are showing a close contest between the ruling BJP and Congress in Chhattisgarh.
While CVoter-Republic TV and Axis-My India-India Today predicted the Congress surging ahead in the state, CNX - Times Now, India TV and CSDS - ABP projects the BJP as the winner.
Here’s the seat projection for Chhattisgarh as per surveys:
Close fight between MNF and Congress in Mizoram: CVoter - Republic TV
The CVoter-Republic TV survey projects a close fight between the Mizo National Front (MNF) and Congress in Mizoram.
The exit polls predict the MNF to be winning between 16-20 seats and project around 14-18 seats for the Congress.
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Jogi-Mayawati alliance likely to win between 4-8 seats in Chhattisgarh: Axis My India - India Today and Aaj Tak
The Ajit Jogi Mayawati alliance, which was being projected as the kingmaker in Chhattisgarh, is likely to win betwwen 4-8 seats in the states, says Axis My India - India Today and Aaj Tak exit polls.
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Close fight between BJP and Congress in Chhattisgarh: Republic TV
CVoter-Republic TV exit polls predict a close fight between the BJP and Congress in Chhattisgarh with the former likely to win between 35-43 seats and Congress likely to win 40-50 seats.
Here’s the seat projection for Chhattisgarh as per surveys:
As per the Axis My India - India Today and Aaj Tak survey, Congress is likely to win between 119-141 seats, whereas the BJP is projected to win 55-72 seats,
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Congress, BJP in tight race in MP: CNX-Times Now
CNX - Times Now exit polls show that BJP is likely to win between 102-120 seats while the Congress is expected to win between 104-122 seats.
Exit poll trends as soon as polling ends in Rajasthan, Telangana
The exit poll trends will be coming in as soon as polling ends in Rajasthan, Telangana.
The polling will end at 4 pm for the 13 constituencies of Telangana, while the polling at remaining constituencies will end at 5pm (for both Telangana and Rajasthan).