New Delhi, Oct 5 (UNI) At least two exit polls on Saturday predicted a clean sweep for Congress in Haryana assembly election while Congress-National Conference (NC) alliance was seen ahead in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) in a close contest.
The counting of votes is scheduled on October 8, 2024. While elections concluded in Haryana today (October 5), J&K had its final phase of voting on October 1.
As per Republic-Matrize exit poll, Congress may bag 55-62 seats in Haryana while BJP could secure 18-24 seats. It has projected 0-1 seats for Jannayak Janta Party (JJP) and 2-3 seats for Indian National Lok Dal (INLD). Others could win 3-5 seats.
Dainik Bhaskar has estimated 44-54 seats for Congress in the 90-seat Haryana assembly. BJP is seen getting 19-29 seats. It expects JJP to win 0-1 seats while INLD is seen getting 1-5 seats. Others may get 4-9 seats. Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) could win 0-1 seats.
People’s Pulse has predicted 55 seats for Congress in Haryana while BJP may get 26 seats.
C Voter has predicted 40-48 seats for Congress-NC in Jammu and Kashmir while BJP is seen getting 27-32 seats. The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) headed by Mehbooba Mufti may bag 6-12 seats while Others could get 6-11 seats in the Union Territory (UT).
Dainik Bhaskar expects BJP to win 20-25 seats in J&K while projection for Congress-NC alliance ranges between 35 and 40. PDP is seen getting 4-7 seats while others may win 12-14 seats out of 90 seats in the J&K assembly.
People’s Plus has predicted 23-27 seats for BJP, 46-50 seats for Congress and NC alliance. PDP could potentially win 7-11 seats while others could bag 4-6 seats in Jammu and Kashmir.
It may be noted that exit polls have in the past proved wrong on many occasions. Most pollsters went horribly wrong in predicting the results of the last Lok Sabha election. Earlier, they had failed to get the pulse of voters in the last Karnataka state assembly election.