Tight race in West Bengal; BJP win in Assam; DMK in Tamil Nadu: Exit polls

An elderly voter is carried to the polling booth at Bandhlodanga in Birbhum district of West Bengal on Thursday. Pic/PTI

Exit polls on Thursday forecast a tight contest between the incumbent TMC and the BJP in the high-profile West Bengal assembly polls, while the ruling Left combine was projected to retain power in Kerala and so was the case for the saffron party in Assam.

DMK-led opposition alliance has been projected as a winner in Tamil Nadu, while the Congress-led alliance was seen losing Puducherry. In West Bengal, the Republic-CNX polls gave the BJP a slight edge by projecting 138-148 seats for the party in the 294-seat assembly and 128-138 to the TMC.

However, Times Now-C Voter predicted a clear majority for the TMC by projecting 162 seats for the party and 115 for the BJP. In Assam, India Today-Axis My India predicted 75-85 seats for the BJP in the 126-seat assembly and 40-50 to the Congress-led opposition. Today's Chanakya predicted 70 seats for the NDA and 56 for the Congress-led opposition.

In Kerala and Tamil Nadu, the ruling Left combine and the DMK-led opposition alliance respectively were projected ahead of their respective rivals. Jan Ki Baat exit polls, however, predicted a strong majority for the BJP in West Bengal, giving it 162-185 seats, against 104-121 to the ruling TMC.

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