Assembly polls: Exit Polls predict hung assembly for Mizoram
With 21 seats needed for a majority, the exit polls do not signal a clear victory for any one of the parties in the state.
With 21 seats needed for a majority, the exit polls do not signal a clear victory for any one of the parties in the state.
Record turnout The voting passed off peacefully in Karnataka with a voting turnout of 73.19 per cent, surpassing the 72.36 per cent recorded in 2018.
The exit polls, which were released after the polling ended in Karnataka, predicted that Janata Dal-Secular JD(S) would not touch the 37 seats it won in the 2018 polls but will continue to be a strong regional player in the state.
Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma is likely to form a post-poll alliance, indicated exit polls conducted by a number of media houses.
The exit polls also predicted a poor performance by Congress and indicated that the party has failed to revive itself in the national capital.
In Himachal Pradesh, though, the exit polls have predicted a tight contest between incumbent BJP and opposition Congress, with the former holding slight edge.
Exit poll of Aaj Tak-Axis My India has predicted that the AAP is likely to get 149-171 wards while another exit poll by Times Now-ETG has predicted that the AAP may get anywhere between 146 and 156 wards.
The officers concerned have also been advised to notify all news bureaus, media houses and radio and television channels on the advisory.
The polls have projected yet another impasse, though the final tally will not be declared for a while. However, going by the forecasts on Wednesday, Mr Netanyahu’s stewardship of what they call a “world-beating Covid-19 vaccination rollout” ~ a highlight of his campaign ~ may not have been sufficiently robust to propel the leader of the rightwing Likud party to victory.
An Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) meeting was called by party convenor Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday, soon after the polling concluded for the 70-member Delhi Assembly, to take up the issue of protection of electronic voting machines.
