West Bengal Exit Poll Results HIGHLIGHTS: TMC Likely To Win 152-164 Seats; BJP May Surpass Double-Digit Mark
West Bengal Exit Poll Results HIGHLIGHTS: The month-long eight-phase Assembly elections in West Bengal, which began on March 27, came to an end on Thursday evening with the completion of the eighth and final round of polling. Watch #ABPCVoterExitPoll for the most accurate numbers and predictions from West Bengal Assembly Elections. Stay tuned for LIVE updates.
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West Bengal Exit Poll Results LIVE UPDATES: The month-long eight-phase Assembly elections in West Bengal, which began on March 27, came to an end on Thursday evening with the completion of the eighth and final round of polling.
As the fate of candidates contesting for 294 Assembly seats of Bengal are sealed now, ABP News along with C-Voter conducted a survey to gauge the mood of voters in the state.
In the last phase, 8,493,255 people spread across 35 Assembly constituencies are expected to exercise their franchise to elect their representatives from a total of 283 candidates.
An analysis of the Assembly seats on the parameters of 2019 Lok Sabha elections shows that Trinamool Congress had a lead in 19 constituencies, BJP had an edge in 11 constituencies and the rest of the five seats were in control of the Congress. The Left Front hardly had any impression in these 35 seats.
In the last phase, 8,493,255 people spread across 35 Assembly constituencies are expected to exercise their franchise to elect their representatives from a total of 283 candidates.
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Congress+Left To Secure 14 To 25 Seats
Meanwhile, the BJP , which currently has 3 seats in West Bengal, is likely to bag somewhere between 109 to 121 seats in the state. The Congress and Left alliance will manage to secure around 14 to 25 seats. In 2016 Assembly elections, Congress+Left had managed to bag 76 seats.
TMC Likely To Secure 152-164 Seats
According to the survey conducted by ABP News, Mamata Banerjee-led TMC is expected to get somewhere around 152 to 164 seats in the 294-member West Bengal Assembly.
Bengal Exit Poll: Congress+Left Lose Ground
In a massive jolt, Congress+Left alliance is most likely to lose its grounds in West Bengal as projections suggest that it will manage to secure only 15 per cent vote share. In 2016 Assembly polls, Congress & Left had secured a gigantic 38 per cent vote share.
Bengal Exit Poll: BJP Makes Inroads
ABP News along with C-Voter conducted an Exit Poll to gauge the mood of voters in West Bengal. As per the survey, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is expected to make significant inroads in Bengal with bagging as much as 39 per cent vote share. It is to be noted that the saffron party managed to secure mere 10 per cen vote share in 2016 Assembly polls.