Kerala Exit Poll Results 2021 Highlights: Pinarayi Vijayan-Led LDF Likely To Retain Power With Clear Majority, BJP To Stand Third After UDF
Kerala Exit Poll Results 2021 Highlights: While usually, the real contest is between LDF and UDF, this time around the Bharatiya Janata Party also tried to put up a strong fight by inducting 'Metro Man' E Sreedharan.
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Kerala Exit Poll Results 2021 Highlights: Kerala in most instances witnesses a power shuffle between the Left Democratic Front (LDF) and the United Democratic Front (UDF) as parties usually failed to win two consecutive terms in the last four decades.
Polling in Kerala was done in a single phase unlike Assam and West Bengal; on April 6. Kerala is among the five states that went to the polls in March and April. The other four are Assam, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, and Union Territory of Puducherry. Assam and West Bengal had multiple phases.
Assam had three phases while West Bengal had 8 - the final phase is underway today.
Kerala went to the polls on April 6 to elect 140 legislators and counting will take place on Sunday. Around 73.58% of the total 2.74 crore voters exercising their franchise on the day of polling. On Wednesday Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan, reiterated to the media that none needs to build castles in the air. He had just come out after chairing the last cabinet meeting.
While usually, the real contest is between LDF and UDF, this time around the Bharatiya Janata Party also tried to put up a strong fight by inducting 'Metro Man' E Sreedharan.
Will the much-lauded engineer help the saffron party gain ground in Kerala? Will the pre-existing power trends help Congress-led UDF witness victory or is the Pinarayi Vijayan-led LDF government going to retain power?
Know the answers to these questions by following the most reliable Exit Polls on ABP Live.
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Kerala Exit Poll Results 2021 LIVE: What Makes Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan Confident?
When asked what makes him confident about victory over UDF, Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan replied: "My confidence is I know the people of Kerala well". "If there are others who are also confident, all I would say is, let them be...." he added.
Vijayan was interacting with the media as part of his daily routine of giving out the Covid figures for the day.
Kerala Exit Poll Results 2021 LIVE: Straight-Forward Electoral Battle Between LDF & UDF, Says C-Voter
"In Kerala, it's a straight-forward electoral battle between the incumbent Left Democratic Front (LDF) and the Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF). According to the exit poll, the ruling LDF expected to retain the southern state of Kerala and thus buck the trend of defeating the incumbent every electoral cycle," C-Voter's states about the projection.
Kerala Exit Poll Results 2021 LIVE: 'We Will Get More Seats Than Last Time,' Says Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan
"I did say before and recently, that we are going to win and win with more number of seats than in 2016. I have no doubt about it," he said in response to a question on the exit polls.
Kerala Exit Poll Results 2021 LIVE: LDF, BJP Lose Voter Share
As per the survey, LDF is projected to have a 42.8% voter share, UDF will secure 41.4% and BJP will receive around 13.7%. This projection reveals that compared to the 2016 Kerala Assembly Election result, LDF and BJP are likely to see a decline of 0.7% and 1.2%, respectively. So while UDF may not secure a majority in terms of number of seats, it will nevertheless see a significant gain of 2.6% in its vote base.
Kerala Exit Poll Results 2021 LIVE: Pinarayi Vijayan-Led LDF Likely To Retain Power With Clear Majority, BJP To Stand Third After UDF
According to ABP C-Voter Exit Poll 2021, the ruling Left Democratic Front (LDF) will return to power in Kerala. In the 140-member assembly, the Pinarayi Vijayan-led LDF government may win with a simple majority in the Kerala Polls 2021, by capturing somewhere between 71-77 seats (the magic number being 71). Meanwhile, Congress-led UDF is projected to win 62-68 seats of the 140 seats - higher than its 2016 tally when it won 47 seats. The survey suggests that BJP might fail to make an impact in the state as it finishes third with chances of securing 0-2 seats.
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