Chicago – December 01, 2023
On Thursday, most exit polls projected that the Congress would win Chhattisgarh and Telangana while the BJP would edge Rajasthan. However, the outcome was more closely tied in Madhya Pradesh, where three out of nine pollsters predicted a saffron sweep in favor of Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan.
Three of the six exit polls conducted in Mizoram predicted a deadlocked house. Two predicted the return of the ruling alliance of the Mizo National Front and BJP, while one predicted the victory of the Zoram People’s Movement.
All nine exit polls in Congress-ruled Chhattisgarh indicate that the Congress can retain power, with the BJP trailing closely behind. In BJP-ruled Madhya Pradesh, a poll of polls reveals a close contest: five of the nine pollsters have the Congress marginally ahead of the Hindu party, while three (Today’s) have it even.
Present-day Chanakya forecasts that the BJP will easily win Madhya Pradesh with 139-163 seats to the Congress’ 62-86.
Rajasthan, which has a 101-majority mark and a 200-member Assembly, appears destined to continue its history of revolving door politics, according to the average of exit polls. These polls predicted a BJP victory and an upset Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot. Nevertheless, Congress does not seem to be in complete despair in the arid state. Two of nine pollsters—India Today-Axis and Today’s Chanakya—predict 89-113 seats for the Congress compared to 77-101 for the BJP. My India, which forecasts between 86 and 106 seats for the Congress and 80 to 100 for the BJP, distinguishes itself by predicting that the Congress will retain power in the state.
According to exit polls, the Congress secured at least 60 seats and the governing BRS 44 seats in the 119-member House of Telangana. In the southern state, all exit surveys predict substantial gains for Congress and substantial losses for the BRS.
