Exit Poll Results 2024 LIVE Updates: BJP-alliance wins Maharashtra in poll of polls, ahead in Jharkhand

MVA or Mahayuti? Take a look at what pollsters have projected:

• Matrize- Mahayuti: 150-170, MVA: 110-130
• Dainik Bhaskar- Mahayuti: 125-140, MVA: 135-150
• P-Marq- Mahayuti: 137-157, MVA: 126-146
• People’s Pulse- Mahayuti: 175-195, MVA: 85-112
• Chanakya Strategies- Mahayuti: 152-160, MVA: 130-138
• Zeenia- Mahayuti: 129-159, MVA: 124-154

INDIA bloc or BJP-NDA alliance? Take a look at what pollsters have projected:

• Axis My India- NDA: 25, INDIA bloc: 53
• Matrize- NDA: 42-47, INDIA bloc: 25-30
• People’s Pulse- NDA: 44-53, INDIA bloc: 25-37
• JVC- NDA: 40-44, INDIA bloc: 30-40

Poll of Polls have predicted both the Mahayuti and BJP-NDA alliances to win in Maharashtra and Jharkhand respectively.

In Maharashtra, the BJP-led Mahayuti is projected to win comfortably by bagging 151 out of 288 seats while the Maha Vikas Aghadi is expected to get 129 seats. The majority mark is 145 seats.

Meanwhile in Jharkhand, while the BJP-led NDA alliance is ahead of the INDIA bloc, the win is predicted to be narrow with the former getting 40 out of 81 assembly seats and the latter winning 37 seats. The majority mark is 41 seats.

People’s Pulse has projected numbers for the Congress-led MVA which that the alliance might struggle to cross even 100 seats.

The pollster has given a lower limit of 85 seats to the Maha Vikas Aghadi while the upper limit is 112 seats.

Meanwhile, People’s Pulse has projected Mahayuti to win 175 to 195 seats in Maharashtra.

Predictions by pollster People’s Pulse has also shown the BJP-led NDA alliance to be on track to win the Jharkhand Assembly elections. Bharatiya Janata Party is projected to win 42 to 48 seats in the state, going way ahead of the majority mark of 41.

Meanwhile, People’s Pulse has given INDIA bloc 16 to 23 seats with Congress securing eight to 14 seats.

Several key issues shaped the assembly elections in Maharashtra this time. From OBC and Maratha reservations to farmers’ woes, the battling parties have promised plenty for the state.

Eknath Shinde-led government’s ‘Ladki Bahin’ scheme, which offers monthly financial support to women, has also been put to test in this election.

Meanwhile, the Maha Vikas Aghadi and Congress have been more focused on saving the Constitution and preventing communal tensions in the state.

Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar has urged the media to regulate exit polls given its power to raise expectations.

“Because of expectations set by exit polls, a huge distortion is created. This is an issue that needs self-introspection, especially for electronic media,” he said as he called on the National Broadcasters Association (NBSA) to regulate media outlets.

The exit polls will be published after 6:30 pm as voting in most districts in Maharashtra and Jharkhand is near conclusion.

While Jharkhand recorded a voter turnout of 67.59 per cent, Maharashtra registered 58.22 per cent voter turnout till 5 pm.

Congress has decided not to appear for the live telecast of the exit polls after the completion of the voting process, sources have told several media outlets.

The party, however, has not elaborated on why it has taken such a decision.

Congress is contesting in both Maharashtra and Jharkhand in alliance with MVA in the former and as part of the INDIA bloc in the latter.

After the 2019 Jharkhand assembly elections, polls of polls gave 41 seats to the JMM-Congress-RJD alliance while 51 seats were predicted for BJP.

The results made JMM emerge as the largest party having won 30 out of 81 seats and BJP won 25 seats while Congress got 16.

In 2019, polls of polls predicted 213 seats for the BJP-Shiv Sena and 61 seats for the Congress-NCP alliance. The results gave 105 seats to BJP while Shiv Sena won 56 seats, taking the NDA’s tally to 161, way above the majority mark of 145.

Meanwhile, Congress won 4 seats and the NCP 54, taking their total to 98.

Exit polls are surveys conducted after voters leave their respective polling booths where they are asked about their voting preferences.

The voter surveys provide insight into the electoral mood and suggest who might come to power next. However, exit polls are not always accurate and are only read to understand the wave in the particular state in case of assembly elections.

The Election Commission allows exit polls to be published only after the conclusion of polling to avoid influencing voters’ decisions.

In Jharkhand, much like in Maharashtra, the fight is between the BJP-NDA alliance and the INDIA bloc that includes Jharkhand Mukti Morcha, Rashtriya Janata Dal and Congress.

The two alliances are contesting for the 38 assembly constituencies with 528 candidates in the fray. Prominent candidates include Hemant Sore, his wife Kalpana Soren and his sister-in-law Sita Soren.

After the Lok Sabha debacle, the Maharashtra assembly elections will be a litmus test for the Bharatiya Janata Party which is contesting in alliance with the breakaway factions of Shiv Sena and Nationalist Congress Party. Meanwhile, for the Congress and Shiv Sena, the polls will be about getting their ground back in the state.

The big fight is among two of the largest alliances in the state – Mahayuti and Maha Vikas Aghadi. The journey through which regional politics in Maharashtra has reached its current state where the contest is among two alliances has a precedence worth mentioning.