New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is likely to retain power in Gujarat. With his best ever tally in the assembly And create ruckus in the house Himachal Pradesh, exit polls predicted on Monday evening.
In Himachal, a survey by Aaj Tak-Axis My India predicts more seats for the Congress, 30-40, against the BJP’s 24-34.
Losing the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) to the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) could, however, deal a jolt to the ruling party in the national capital.,
The MCD results will be out on December 7, while the counting of votes in Gujarat and Himachal will take place the next day.
Arvind Kejriwal’s AAP likely to meet 8 seats Exit polls have suggested that it may fail to open its account in Himachal while in Gujarat, of ndtv forecastwhich is based on the aggregation of nine Exit polls suggest BJP may win 132 Of the total 182 seats in Gujarat, this is its best ever performance since 2002 when it won 127 seats.
NDTV likely to hurt Congress further in Gujarat Estimate of 36 seats in exit polldown from 77 in 2017.
exit polls too suggested that the BJP may suffer a setback three decades old trend Government changes in Himachal every five yearshowever with a Reduced majority,
BJP facing infighting in Himachal is likely to win 35 Of the total 68 seats, the Congress is far behind with 30 seats. The prediction is based on an aggregation of nine exit polls.
BJP predicted to be out of power in MCD elections However, after 15 years, can serve as a damp for top party leaders, BJP had associated many Union Ministers and Chief Ministers with them for the election campaign in Delhi. you are Predicted To win 154 In total 250 wards compared to BJP’s 84As per the aggregation of exit polls,
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Tough decisions taken in Gujarat
Buoyed by the Patidar agitation, the BJP’s tally in Gujarat fell to double digits in 2017 when it could manage only 99 seats. The Congress came second with 77. In this election, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had said that the BJP should aim to break the record of 1985 when the Congress under Madhavsinh Solanki had won 149 seats.
Exit polls show that BJP can reach very close to the target. One of the seven exit polls – Aaj Tak-Axis My India – has predicted the party to get the highest number of 129-151 seats. If the exit poll predictions turn out to be true on Thursday, it would signal the return of Patidars to the BJP.
It would also validate the BJP’s decision to topple the entire Vijay Rupani cabinet in September last year, as a strategy to beat the growing anti-incumbency against the BJP, which has been in power in Gujarat since 1995.
Rupani was replaced by Bhupendra Patel as chief minister under a completely new team of ministers. The BJP also denied ticket to nearly 30 per cent of its MLAs to beat the anti-incumbency wave against them.
The collapse of the Morbi suspension bridge that claimed 135 lives in the middle of the election campaign does not seem to have affected the BJP’s electoral prospects based on exit poll projections.
According to exit polls, AAP’s convenor Arvind Kejriwal may be disappointed after he gave a spirited challenge to the BJP by offering various concessions and freebies and “seeking votes for”.shiftOr a change in Gujarat from where the BJP is in power 1990 When it was part of a coalition government with a deputy CM. BJP came to power on its own My for the first time in 1995 and has maintained it ever since.
Last time a party won two consecutive terms Himachal Pradesh According to the Election Commission, the Congress did this in 1982 and 1985.
Another major concern for the BJP in the hill state was facing unprecedented insurgency. The party had to suspend several party leaders who were unable to rein in around 21 rebels, including sitting and former MLAs who contested as independents in the assembly elections. The party is also keeping a close watch on some of the potential winners to seek their support if needed.
(Edited by Tony Rae)
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