New Delhi, March 7 : The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is likely to win the Assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Manipur, while the Aam Aadmi Party is expected to cruise to a landslide victory in Punjab, according to the India Today-Axis My India exit poll.
According to the exit poll, the Yogi Adityanath-led BJP would win 288-326 seats in the 403-member UP Assembly, while Samajwadi Party and its allies will win 71-101 seats, followed by the Bahujan Samaj Party at 3-9 seats. The Congress would manage to win 1-3 seats, while others would bag 2-3 seats.
In Punjab, the exit poll predicted that the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) would win 76-90 seats in the 117-member Assembly with a vote share of 41 per cent, pushing Congress to the second spot with 19-31 seats and 23 per cent vote share.
The BJP’s alliance with former Chief Minister Amarinder Singh’s Punjab Lok Congress is likely to win 1-4 seats with a vote share of 7 per cent. The Shiromani Akali Dal is projected to secure 7-11 with a vote share of 18 per cent votes.
In Uttarakhand, BJP is projected to emerge on top with 36-46 seats in the 70-member Assembly with a vote share of 44 per cent. The Congress could get 40 per cent votes to bag 20-30 seats, followed by the BSP with 0-2 seats, as per the exit poll.
In Goa, the Congress seems to have an edge over its rival parties as per the exit poll predictions.
The survey has forecast 15-20 seats for the Congress-Goa Forward Party alliance in the 40-member Assembly. The ruling BJP is expected to win 14-18 seats.
In Manipur, the saffron party is expected to get a lion’s share of the votes. The exit poll predicted that the BJP may secure 40 per cent of the vote to win 33-43 seats in the 60-member Assembly, while the Congress may win 4-8 seats followed by NPP and NPF, others with 0-7 seats. (IANS)