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Exit Poll Results 2021: BJP to retain Assam, DMK in TN, LDF to win in Kerala and Puducherry goes to NDA

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By Anuj Cariappa

| Updated: Thursday, April 29, 2021, 21:50 [IST]

New Delhi, Apr 29: The exit poll projections for assembly elections 2021 in Assam, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal and Puducherry on Thursday sprung a few surprises, contrary to the polling pattern of the states and how things have been playing out before the elections.

Exit polls forecast a tight contest between the incumbent Trinamool Congress and the BJP in the high-profile West Bengal assembly polls.

In Assam, the BJP is expected to retain power as nearly all pollsters predicted a clear majority for the saffron party in the 126-member Assembly.

In the southern states, the CPM-led LDF is likely to beat anti-incumbency and retain the power in Kerala. In Tamil Nadu, the DMK-Congress alliance is predicted to upstage the ruling AIADMK-BJP alliance in the state.

In Puducherry, the NDA is set to form government in the Union Territory.

Exit Poll Results 2021: Can BJP win Bengal, retain Assam?

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10:49 PM, 29 Apr

Exit polls were, however, divided in their forecast for the West Bengal polls, where the BJP ran a high-octane campaign in its bid to capture power in the state for the first time by ending Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee''s 10-year old reign.

10:49 PM, 29 Apr

The exit poll numbers were largely a setback for the Congress, which while falling short in Assam and Kerala may also lose its government in the union territory of Puducherry to the opposition alliance of AINRC-BJP-AIADMK.

10:49 PM, 29 Apr

Exit polls on Thursday forecast a tight contest between the incumbent Trinamool Congress and the BJP in the high-profile West Bengal assembly polls and put the saffron combine ahead in Assam, while projecting a win for the ruling Left alliance in Kerala and for the DMK-led opposition in Tamil Nadu.

10:49 PM, 29 Apr

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan may defy the norm in his state of the two main alliances alternating in power by leading the CPI(M)-led alliance to another spell in power, going by various exit polls.

10:46 PM, 29 Apr

Tamil Nadu

Thathi TV:

DMK + 133 and AIADMK + 68

10:44 PM, 29 Apr

Puducherry

Thathi TV

NRC+BJP = 23-27 and Cong+DMK = 3-7.

10:42 PM, 29 Apr

Tamil Nadu

Thanthi TV forecast for Kanniyakumari LS bypoll

Congress candidate Vijay Vasanth likely to beat BJP Candidate Pon Radhakrishnan

10:42 PM, 29 Apr

Kerala

Kairali News- CES poll

LDF- 84-96, UDF- 44-56 and NDA- 0- 2.

9:48 PM, 29 Apr

Kerala

Kerala does not generally vote for the incumbent government, but in a departure from that, the LDF is likely to come to power for the consecutive term.

9:47 PM, 29 Apr

According to Axis My India polls, anything is possible in West Bengal State Assembly Elections 2021. It could potentially have a hung assembly. This is the first election in the state which is leading to a neck-to-neck battle. It is also possible that either TMC or BJP could narrowly cross the majority line. Congress and the Left are predicted to draw a blank.

9:39 PM, 29 Apr

West Bengal

Jalpaiguri region

India Today Axis My India predicts BJP to win all 27 seats in Jalpaiguri region of West Bengal. TMC is predicted to draw zero seats here.

9:39 PM, 29 Apr

West Bengal

Burdhwan Region

India Today -Axis My India predicts TMC to win 18 seats in Burdhwan Region, BJP to win 36 seats.

9:38 PM, 29 Apr

West Bengal

Medinipur Region

India Today -Axis My India predicts TMC to win 21 seats in Medinipur region, BJP to win 34 seats. Others are predicted to pick up 1 seat.

9:32 PM, 29 Apr

Assam

BJP set to retain power in Assam

9:28 PM, 29 Apr

Tamil Nadu

The DMK-Congress alliance is predicted to upstage the ruling AIADMK-BJP alliance in the state.

9:26 PM, 29 Apr

West Bengal

The India Today-Axis My India exit poll 2021 has predicted that the BJP will have an edge in the West Bengal elections. It has predicted 130-156 seats for the ruling TMC. In the case of the BJP, the exit poll said that the BJP would end up with 134 to 160 seats. However in the case of the Left-Congress alliance, the exit poll predicted only 0-2. In terms of vote share, the TMC would bag 44 per cent while the BJP will end up with 43 per cent, the exit poll says.

9:17 PM, 29 Apr

West Bengal

The India Today-Axis My India exit poll predicts 74 seats (46 per cent) for the Trinamool Congress in the Presidency, followed by BJP with 34 seats (41 per cent) and 1 seat for the Left-Congress alliance with 10 per cent of the vote share.

9:16 PM, 29 Apr

West Bengal

The Jan Ki Baat exit poll is predicting a BJP victory in the West Bengal assembly elections. The exit poll predicts that the BJP will stake claim to 150-162 of 294 seats, followed by the TMC with 118-134 and the Left-Congress alliance with 10-14 assembly seats.

9:03 PM, 29 Apr

Puducherry

India Today-Axis My India has projected 20-24 seats for the alliance of All India N.R. Congress and BJP out of 30 assembly seats. Congress-led alliance is projected to win 6-10 seats.

9:01 PM, 29 Apr

Assam

The Axis My India prediction showed BJP in the state has been favoured by women voters.

8:43 PM, 29 Apr

West Bengal

India Ahead-PMarq

The India Ahead-PMarq polls gave Trinamool Congress 152-172 seats while the BJP was predicted to win 112-132 seats. The Congress-Left coalition could win 10-20 seats.

8:42 PM, 29 Apr

West Bengal

Hung Assembly in West Bengal?

The CNX exit polls point to the possibility of a hung assembly with the Trinamool Congress predicted to get 128-138. If the Congress and the Left, with 11-21 seats, decide to support Trinamool, it could cross the 148-mark.

8:39 PM, 29 Apr

Tamil Nadu

M K Stalin is the more preferred Chief Ministerial candidate for Tamil Nadu, the India Today-Axis My India exit poll said. The exit poll said that 46 per cent prefer M K Stalin as the next Chief Minister, followed by E Palaniswami at 34 per cent. Kamal Hassan on the other hand is preferred just by 4 per cent.

8:24 PM, 29 Apr

Puducherry

ABP-C Voter

NDA: 19-23, SDA: 6-10, Others: 1-2,

8:18 PM, 29 Apr

Puducherry

Republic-CNX voter survey predicts victory for BJP-led NDA in the 30 seat Puducherry Assembly with 16-20 seats, with the Congress-led SDA coming second with 11-13 seats. The majority mark in the Assembly is 16.

8:05 PM, 29 Apr

Assam

P-MARQ

BJP alliance-62-70, Cong alliance-56-64, Others-0-4,

8:02 PM, 29 Apr

Assam

Aaj Tak-Axis: BJP+ 75-85, Congress+ 40-50

7:59 PM, 29 Apr

According to Republic-CNX exit poll, DMK and allies are going to win 165 seats, while the AIADMK is predicted to win 62 seats.

7:52 PM, 29 Apr

Assam

The Politique Marquer (P-Marq) exit poll says the grand alliance might win 56-64 seats. The BJP is likely to get 62-70 seats, it says. The Manorama News-VMR exit poll also predicted the same numbers of seats for the ruling and opposition alliances.

7:50 PM, 29 Apr

Tamil Nadu

Today's Chanakya-News24

AIADMK+ 57 ± 11 Seats, DMK+ 175 ± 11 Seats, Others 2 ± 4 Seats.

5:07 PM, 26 Mar

Trinamool Congress has written to Chief Electoral Officer of West Bengal, "seeking deployment of additional CAPF at Bhagabanpur, Khejuri, Egra, Ramnagar" and "harbouring of criminals by Suvendu Adhikari in Nandigram".

5:07 PM, 26 Mar

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday said the BJP will enact laws to tackle the "menace of love and land jihad" in Assam if it is voted to power.

5:07 PM, 26 Mar

Assam is all set to witness mostly direct or triangular contests between the ruling BJP, its alliance partner the Asom Gana Parishad, opposition Congress and the newly formed Asssam Jatiya Parishad in…

5:38 PM, 26 Mar

"Can Rahul Gandhi and modern Kalapahad Badruddin Ajmal keep Assam safe? Last week was anniversary of Battle of Saraighat, fought under commander Lachit Borphukan's leadership. He protected motherland from Mughals for many years," Union Minister Amit Shah said in Kamrup.

6:12 PM, 26 Mar

Out of the 946 candidates in the fray for the 126-seat Assam Assembly, at least 138 (15 percent) candidates have declared criminal cases against themselves, including 109 (12%) facing serious criminal cases

6:30 PM, 26 Mar

The Congress on Friday alleged that the LDF government in Kerala was committing electoral "fraud" in cahoots with the state election machinery by enrolling bogus voters, and moved the Election Commission seeking corrective measures for ensuring "free and fair" polls. Kerala goes to polls on April 6.

7:24 PM, 26 Mar

Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Friday said, "I met EC's observer and police observer because we are concerned about the conduct of the local police. Despite our repeated pleas, hooliganism has increased here.

8:28 PM, 26 Mar

Jhargram: Polling parties leave for their respective polling stations after collecting EVMs and VVPATs ahead of voting for first phase of West Bengal Elections 2021 tomorrow.

9:24 PM, 26 Mar

In Assam, among others, Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal, Speaker Hitendranath Goswami, and Assam state Congress chief Ripun Borah besides several cabinet ministers from the ruling BJP and Asom Gana Parishad, will be in the fray in 47 of the state's 126 Assembly seats.

10:11 PM, 26 Mar

11:23 PM, 26 Mar

Nadda targeted DMK and its partner Congress over charges of corruption and family politics and urged the electorate to reject them and also targeted them on Jallikattu.

7:08 AM, 27 Mar

Voting in first phase of Bengal, Assam polls begin.

7:10 AM, 27 Mar

West Bengal: First phase of polling begins in Jhargram

West Bengal: First phase of polling begins in Jhargram #WestBengalElections2021 pic.twitter.com/fHP1oKNQ2x
— ANI (@ANI) March 27, 2021

7:14 AM, 27 Mar

We've 509 vulnerable booths in our district. We've deployed 169 companies. We're monitoring booths with CAPF & non-CPF measures. Over 50% of polling booths have webcasting facility & CCTV, videographer. We've 800 micro-observers for phase 1: District election officer, East Midnapore

7:15 AM, 27 Mar

West Bengal: More than 73 lakh voters are eligible to exercise their franchise to decide the fate of 191 candidates in these seats, most of which are located in the once-Naxal-affected Jungle Mahal region.

7:16 AM, 27 Mar

First phase of Bengal elections

The elections are being held following COVID-19 guidelines in all nine seats in Purulia, four in Bankura, four in Jhargram and six in Paschim Medinipur, besides the seven seats in high-stakes Purba Medinipur -- the home turf of BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari.

7:17 AM, 27 Mar

PM Modi calls on young friends to vote in large numbers in Assam, Bengal

The first phase of elections begin in Assam. Urging those eligible to vote in record numbers. I particularly call upon my young friends to vote.
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) March 27, 2021

7:21 AM, 27 Mar

Assam

Voters queue outside a polling station in Nagaon

Assam: Preparations underway at a polling station in Rupahi, Nagaon district, ahead of voting for the first phase of #AssamAssemblyPolls today.

Visuals from Rupahi Higher Secondary School pic.twitter.com/OTI3sbct0u
— ANI (@ANI) March 27, 2021

7:24 AM, 27 Mar

Voting underway at a polling centre in West Midnapore

#WestBengalElections2021: Voting underway at a polling centre in West Midnapore pic.twitter.com/h93aLK9UjD
— ANI (@ANI) March 27, 2021

7:25 AM, 27 Mar

Assam

Voters waiting in a queue at a polling station in JP Nagar, Dibrugarh, as polling gets underway for the first phase of Assembly elections

Assam: Voters waiting in a queue at a polling station in JP Nagar, Dibrugarh, as polling gets underway for the first phase of Assembly elections pic.twitter.com/VFHIGvoOJB
— ANI (@ANI) March 27, 2021

7:29 AM, 27 Mar

Most of the voters and political party workers were seen without masks amid a resurgent coronavirus. In some booths, the voters were provided masks, while santisers were made available at all the locations.

7:31 AM, 27 Mar

West Bengal has been caught in the throes of violent political clashes between the TMC and BJP supporters which have claimed several lives on both sides over the last few days, prompting the Election Commission to deploy such a massive number of central forces.

7:47 AM, 27 Mar

Assam

Altogether, 81,09,815 voters are eligible to exercise their franchise in the first phase. Of them, 40,77,210 are male and 40,32,481 female, while 124 are third gender voters, besides nine overseas voters.

8:02 AM, 27 Mar

Assam

Voters turn out in large numbers in Rupahi, Nagaon District, for voting in the first phase of Assam Assembly elections

#WATCH Voters turn out in large numbers in Rupahi, Nagaon District, for voting in the first phase of Assam Assembly elections pic.twitter.com/5vjn7GgVNn
— ANI (@ANI) March 27, 2021

8:03 AM, 27 Mar

Assam

A long queue of voters outside a polling station in Bakul, Dibrugarh

#AssamAssemblyPolls | A long queue of voters outside a polling station in Bakul, Dibrugarh pic.twitter.com/ySg34ZEWrh
— ANI (@ANI) March 27, 2021

8:27 AM, 27 Mar

West Bengal

BJP candidate from West Midnapore, Samit Das casts his vote at a polling booth there in the first phase

8:28 AM, 27 Mar

Voting underway smoothly in Midnapore town. But, at some places in rural areas, TMC workers are trying to create a disturbance. At booth no. 266 & 267, 7-8 TMC workers entered the booth to influence the voters. We've complained to EC: BJP candidate from West Midnapore, Samit Das

Voting underway smoothly in Midnapore town. But, at some places in rural areas, TMC workers are trying to create a disturbance. At booth no. 266 & 267, 7-8 TMC workers entered the booth to influence the voters. We've complained to EC: BJP candidate from West Midnapore, Samit Das pic.twitter.com/nVZUn4TPnP
— ANI (@ANI) March 27, 2021

8:28 AM, 27 Mar

Assam

Voters follow physical distancing at polling station set up at Kamala Bari Junior Basic School, Majuli

#AssamAssemblyPolls: Voters follow physical distancing at polling station set up at Kamala Bari Junior Basic School, Majuli pic.twitter.com/agupM24oBc
— ANI (@ANI) March 27, 2021

8:30 AM, 27 Mar

The first phase of voting for West Bengal and Assam assembly elections has started. I urge the voters of the assembly constituencies going to polls today to come out in large numbers and exercise their right to vote, said Defence Minister Rajnath Singh

8:30 AM, 27 Mar