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.

Background

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.

29/04/2021 19:37:32

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.

29/04/2021 19:36:41

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. 

29/04/2021 19:36:12

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.

29/04/2021 19:35:48

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.

29/04/2021 19:34:30

Bengal Exit Poll: Region-Wise Data

Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress is likely to sweep regions like Gr Kolkata, North Border Rg & Southern Plains Regions. Meanwhile, the BJP might keep lead in Northern Hills and some other regions.

29/04/2021 18:32:38

Bengal Elections: 2016 Recap

In 2016 Assembly Elections for the 294 seats of the Vidhan Sabha in the state of West Bengal, the Trinamool Congress (TMC) under the leadership of Mamata Banerjee, won as many as 211 seats, and thus was reelected with an enhanced majority. Like in the 2011 election, the poll was held in six phases, with the first phase divided into two days.

29/04/2021 18:30:35

PM Modi Asks People To Cast Votes Following Covid Protocols

With the eighth and last phase of the West Bengal assembly polls underway on Thursday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi called upon people to cast their votes to enrich the festival of democracy while following Covid-19 protocols.

PM Modi tweeted, "Last phase of the 2021 West Bengal elections takes place today. In line with the COVID-19 protocols, I call upon people to cast their vote and enrich the festival of democracy."