Exit Polls Hint at Close Races in Assembly Elections

New Delhi: Voters in five Indian states cast their ballots in assembly elections, and now the wait begins for the results on December 3. Exit polls, conducted by various media organisations, suggest that the races in Madhya Pradesh, Telangana, Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan, and Mizoram will be close.

Madhya Pradesh:

• TV9-Polstrat: Congress: 111–121 seats; BJP: 106–116 seats; Others: 0–5 seats
• Today’s Chanakya: BJP: 151 seats, Congress: 74 seats, Others: 5 seats
• Jan Ki Baat: BJP: 100–123 seats; Congress: 102-125 seats; Others: 5 seats
• Republic: BJP: 118–130 seats; Congress: 97–107 seats; Others: 0–2 seats
• India Today-Axis My India: BJP: 140–162 seats; Congress: 68–90 seats; Others: 0–1 seats

Rajasthan:

• TV9-Polstrat: BJP: 100–110 seats; Congress: 90–100 seats; Others: 5–15 seats
• News24-Chanakya: BJP: 89 seats, Congress: 101 seats, Others: 9 seats
• Times Now-ETG: BJP: 108–128 seats, Congress: 56–72 seats, Others: 13–21 seats
• India Today—My Axis: BJP: 90 seats; Congress: 95 seats; Others: 14 seats
• Jan Ki Baat: BJP: 100–122 seats, Congress: 62–85 seats

Telangana:

• TV9-Polstrat: BRS: 48-58 seats, BJP: 5-10 seats, Congress: 49-59 seats, AIMIM: 6-8 seats
• News 24-Chanakya: BRS: 33 seats, BJP: 7 seats, Congress: 71 seats
• Times Now-ETG: BRS: 37–45 seats, BJP: 6–8 seats, Congress: 60–70 seats, Others: 5-7 seats
• Jan Ki Baat: BRS: 40–55 seats, BJP: 7–13 seats, Congress: 48–64 seats, AIMIM: 4–7 seats
• India TV-CNX: BRS: 31-47 seats, BJP: 2-4 seats, Congress: 63-79 seats, AIMIM: 5-7 seats
• India Today—My Axis: BRS: 48–58 seats; BJP: 5–10 seats; Congress: 49–56 seats; Others: 6–8 seats

Chhattisgarh:

• TV-9 Polstrat: BJP: 35–45 seats, Congress: 40–50 seats, Others: 0–3 seats
• India TV-CNX: BJP: 30–40 seats, Congress: 46–56 seats, Others: 3-5 seats
• India Today—My Axis: BJP: 36–46 seats; Congress: 40–50 seats; Others: 1–5 seats
• News18-Matrix: BJP: 41 seats, Congress: 46 seats, Others: 3 seats
• News24-Chanakya: BJP: 33 seats, Congress: 57 seats
• Times Now-ETG: BJP: 32–40 seats, Congress: 48–56 seats, Others: 2-4 seats

Mizoram:

• ABP-C Voter: Congress: 2-8 seats; MNF: 15-21 seats; ZPM: 12-18 seats; Others: 0-5 seats
• Jan Ki Baat: Congress: 5–9 seats; MNF: 10–14 seats; ZPM: 15–25 seats; BJP: 0–2 seats
• India TV-CNX: Congress: 8-10 seats, MNF: 14-18 seats, ZPM: 12-16 seats, BJP: