BJP to retain UP, Uttarakhand and Manipur; AAP to clinch Punjab: Exit Polls

Team News Riveting

New Delhi, March 7

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is all set to retain power in Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Manipur, according to the exit polls to the recently concluded 2022 assembly elections .

Besides, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) is poised to register a landslide victory in Punjab, defeating the ruling Congress party in the state.

The last phase of the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections was completed on Monday. The counting of votes will take place on March 10.

The results of the exit polls, conducted by different agencies, were aired soon after the polling process for the final phase was completed.

The results showed BJP might be marginally ahead in Goa assembly elections while in Uttarakhand it might be facing tough headwinds from the Congress party. In Manipur, most of the exit polls predicted BJP’s return comfortably.

The state-wise details of Exit Poll 2022:

Uttar Pradesh

The parties or alliances that are in the race for UP Assembly elections are National Democratic Alliance (NDA), Congress+, Samajwadi Party (SP) and Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP). The exit polls by all organisations predict BJP returning to power in Uttar Pradesh. While Jan Ki Baat polls predicts 222-260 seats for BJP, the P-Marq claims BJP will win 240 seats. The TV9 Bharatvarsh has been conservative in its prediction, stating that the Yogi Adityanath will return to power by polling 211-225 seats.

Goa

In Goa BJP, Congress+, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), All India Trinamool Congress (TMC), and National Congress Party+ (NCP) are in the fray. The incumbent BJP is facing tough headwinds from a reinvigorated Congress, but it will still be the largest party in the assembly elections, a majority of exit polls numbers reveal. Congress is marginally behind the BJP in Goa, which goes to show that it will be a close contest and might require astute political manoeuvrings to form government in the state.

Punjab

In Punjab, all exit polls predict a landslide victor for Aam Aadmi Party, with the Chanakya giving a whopping 111 seats to the party led by Arvind Kejriwal out of the total 117 assembly seats that went to polls. Congress is the second-largest party, followed by SAD, according to exit poll results.

Uttarakhand

Uttarakhand could throw unpredictable results in the recently concluded assembly elections. While some exit polls claim BJP might narrowly scrape by to form a government in the state, others say Congress might be in for an upset and could turn the tables to stake their claim on the government.

Manipur

In the case of Manipur, NDA, Manipur Progressive Secular Alliance (MPSA), Naga People’s Front (NPA), and National People’s Party (NPP) are in the race, along with the BJP and Congress. The BJP is set to emerge as the largest party in Manipur, according to exit poll results announced by P-Marq and Jan Ki Baat. Out of the total 60 seats, of which 31 seats are needed to form government, the P-Marq exit poll suggest that BJP might be on borderline to rack up the desired number, failing which it might have to seek alliance with either NPP or NPF. The Congress is predicted to bag 10-17 seats.

The results for the Assembly elections in all five states will be announced on March 10, 2022.