Exit polls predict a nail-biter on Dec 11

Most exit polls have predicted a close contest between the ruling BJP and Congress in Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh. In Rajasthan all polls have predicted that the Congress may unseat the Vasundhara Raje government. The Congress may lose Mizoram, its only bastion in the Northeast and is not likely to breach KCR's fortress in Telangana.Here are the highlights: MP Exit polls 2018PollstersCongressBJPOthersTimes Now- CNX8912615India Today-Axis My India104-122102-1204-11Poll of Polls1121099Today's Chanakya125 ± 12103 ± 122 ± 5 Times Now-CNX first predicted that Shivraj Singh Chouhan may have won a fourth term for the BJP. But other polls, notably Today's Chanakya and India Today-Axis My India have predicted a closer contest, with slight advantage to Congress. So , will Rahul Gandhi's party spring a surprise here?Rajasthan Exit Polls 2018PollstersCongressBJPOthersTimes Now- CNX105857India Today-Axis My India119-14155-720C-Voter137603Jan Ki Baat919315NEWSX-NETA112807This is one state where pollsters are unanimous that the Congress is winning. Most of them predict the party to come to power with a comfortable majority. So, if exit polls are true, the Vasundhara Raje government is on its way out.Chhattisgarh Exit Polls 2018PollstersBJPCongressBSP+OthersCVoter35-4242-503-7-News Nation38-4240-444-80-4Times Now- CNX463572India Today- Axis My India21-3155-65--Poll of Polls3945-6Today's Chanakya36 ± 850 ± 8-4 ± 3The other BJP-ruled state which has confused most exit polls is Chhattisgarh. While Times Now-CNX predicted a comfortable win for BJP, others like India Today-Axis My India indicated that CM Raman Singh is on his way out.Telangana Exit Polls 2018PollstersTRSCongressBJPAIMMM & OthersTimes Now-CNX663779India Today-Axis My India79-9121-331-34-7Jan Ki Baat5745512Congress has failed to make a breach in TRS leader K Chandrasekhar Rao's fortress in Hyderabad according to all exit polls. Most predicted a comfortable majority over the Congress-TDP Praja Kutami. KCR's strategy on calling an early poll may have paid off, after all.All indications are that it may be a nail-biter of a finish on December 11, when votes are counted. Can the Congress pull off surprise wins, or will the BJP come back to power in the big Hindi heartland states? It could turn out to be a photo finish.

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