NEW DELHI: The exit poll results released on Thursday has predicted advantage to Mahayuti in the Maharashtra assembly elections. The alliance between BJP, Ajit Pawar’s NCP, and Eknath Shinde’s Shiv Sena is likely to retain power in the state, according to pollsters.
Exit polls released by Matrize, Peoples Pulse, Chanakya gave upper hand to Eknath Shinde-led Mahayuti in Maharashtra elections.
According to Matrize projections, the BJP-led Mahayuti alliance is projected to win between 150 and 170 seats in the 288-member assembly. The Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) is projected to win between 110 and 130 seats. Smaller parties and independents are forecasted to win 8 to 10 seats.
The Peoples Pulse exit polls gave Mahayuti alliance 175-195 seats and MVA 85-112 seats.
Chanakya exit poll has projected a strong performance for Mahayuti alliance in Maharashtra with 150-160 seats. The MVA is projected to secure 130-138 seats.
The P-Marq has, however, forecasted a neck-and-neck contest between the two alliances. According to the exit poll data, Mahayuti is anticipated to win 137 to 157 seats.
The agency has predicted 126-146 seats to MVA.
The above mentioned numbers are projected on the basis of exit poll surveys. It will be interesting to see if the exit poll results hold true on D-Day on November 23.
In the Maharashtra assembly election 2019, the BJP had won 105 seats, the undivided Shiv Sena won 56 seats, the undivided Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) had secured 54 seats and the Congress bagged 44 seats.
