NDA seems on way to form next government: Exit polls

TIL Desk/National/New Delhi/ Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) is likely to keep its bastion in Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Karnataka, Gujarat and Delhi and make major inroads in West Bengal, according to the exit poll by Republic TV.

According to exit poll, the grand alliance is seen fighting back in UP at the cost of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). The BJP had won 71 of the 80 seats in 2014 Lok Sabha elections in the state. According to the IANS-CVoter exit poll, the NDA is likely to form the government again as it is expected to win 287 seats. The Jan Ki Baat exit poll gave the NDA 305 seats.

While both the CVoter and Jan Ki Baat projected clear majority for the NDA, they also said the Congress was unlikely to cross the 100-mark. But it can make inroads in Gujarat after the 2014 wipe-out. The grand alliance (Samajwadi Party-Bahujan Samaj Party-Rashtriya Lok Dal) in UP is likely to get 40 seats and the BJP 38 seats.

As per the IANS-CVoter exit poll, but only 26 seats according to the Jan Ki Baat. The Congress may win two seats, say the surveys. However, Jan Ki Baat has hinted at the BJP winning around 46-57 seats, the SP-BSP alliance 15-29 seats, and the Congress 2-4 seats.