Elections in five states, which are considered the mini-war in the country, ended today. Elections for the last 8th tranche of elections in West Bengal came to an end on Thursday. In Assam, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, and West Bengal, the parties clashed. West Bengal: Elections were held in eight phases. Voting will take place on May 16 as two candidates from Jangipur and Shamsharganj assembly seats have died due to Covid out of a total of 294 seats. Elections were held for a total of 292 seats. The first phase will be completed on March 27, the second phase on April 1, the third phase on April 6, the fourth phase on April 10, the fifth phase on April 17, the sixth phase on April 22, and the eighth phase on April 29. Here is the alchemical fight between the ruling Trinamool Congress and the BJP. Exit polls put the TMC at 133, the BJP at 143, and the Left at 16, while the Times Now polls put the BJP at 115, the TMC at 158 , and the Left at 21. According to a TV survey, the TMC will get 152 to 162 seats, the BJP will get 115-125 seats and the Congress-Left alliance will get 16 26 seats. The ABP-C voter turnout was 152-164 for the TMC, 109-121 for the BJP, and 14-25 for the Congress Left parties. Republic TV to BJP: Republic TV polls show BJP to get 138 to 148 seats, while Trinamool Congress to get 128 to 138 seats.
Assam: Elections were held in three phases for 126 assembly seats. The first phase of voting took place on March 27, the second phase on April 1, and the third phase on June 6. There is a fierce battle between the ruling BJP and the Congress + AIUDF alliance.
When it comes to exit polls, the BJP is 75-85 seats according to Times Now. The Congress has decided that 40-50 seats will come to the alliance. According to the People’s Survey, the BJP will get 63-68 seats, the Congress 61-66, and the others 0-6. According to a TV exit poll, the NDA will return to power in Assam. Here, the NTA alliance will get 59-69 seats, the Congress alliance 55-65 seats, and the others 1-3 seats. According to India Today, the BJP is projected to win 75-85 seats and the Congress 40-50 seats.
Tamil Nadu: Elections for 232 Assembly seats were held on April 6 in a single tranche. The ruling AIADMK-BJP and DMK-Congress alliances clashed. Although the BJP and the Congress have less than 25 seats, there is interest in the politics going on here across the country. In the 50-year history, Jayalalithaa and M Karunanidhi entered the ring without Kamal Haasan’s party Makkal Needhi Maiam and TTV Dinakaran’s Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam parties entered the ring. Before the election, Sasikala, known as Chinnamma, announced her resignation from politics. With this, the equations changed.
When it comes to exit polls, according to Times Now, the DMK-Congress alliance will get 170-180 seats and the NDA 64-88 seats. According to a TV9 survey, the Congress-DMK alliance is expected to come to power here. The Congress-DMK alliance will get 143-153 seats, the BJP-AIADMK alliance 75-85 seats, and the others 2-12 seats. Republic TV also found that the DMK would get 160-170 seats and the NTA 58-68 seats.
Kerala: Elections for 140 seats were held on April 6 in a single tranche. The LDF alliance with the Left is in fierce competition with the Congress-backed UDF. It remains to be seen how influential the BJP alliance will be in the wake of ‘Metroman’ Elattuvalapil Sreedharan joining the Bharatiya Janata Party. The LDF is currently in power. When it comes to exit polls, according to Republic TV and CNX polls, the LDF alliance will get 72 to 80 seats and the UDF 58 to 64 seats.
The exit polls suggest that the NDA is likely to win only 1 to 5 seats. According to an India Today survey, the LDF will get 104-120 seats. Puducherry: Polling for 30 assembly seats in the Union Territory of Puducherry was held on April 6. There is a fierce fight between the BJP and Congress.
The V Narayanaswamy government failed to prove a majority while the Congress alliance was in power. The government collapsed. The governor’s rule continues. According to a Republic TV survey, the NTA will get 16-20 and the UPA 11-13 seats. According to TV9 exit polls, 17-19 seats will go to the NDA alliance and 11-13 seats to the Congress alliance. On the whole, most polls suggest that the TMC in West Bengal, the LDF in Kerala, the DMK in Tamil Nadu, the BJP in Assam, and Puducherry will come to power. The results will be released on May 2.