Exit Polls 2023: When and where to watch Madhya Pradesh poll predictions?

The exit poll results of Madhya Pradesh Assembly elections will be announced on November 30 after 6pm.

The Madhya Pradesh elections were held on November 17 with 2,533 candidates fighting for 230 seats across the state. The counting of votes will be held on December 3.

The central state witnessed a direct contest between the BJP and the Congress. The BJP hoped to retain the state it wrested from the grand old party in 2020.

Meanwhile, the Congress went all out to repeat its 2018 success and come to power with a bigger margin to boost its prospects ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.

Madhya Pradesh sends 29 members to the Lok Sabha. The results are expected to be an indicator of what lies in store both the parties, along with the I.N.D.I.A bloc, in the 2024 Lok Sabha election.

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While the BJP highlighted the success of central and state schemes implemented in the state, the Congress banked on anti-incumbency sentiment and corruption allegations against Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan to turn the tide in its favour.

The state polls involved bigwigs such as Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan from Budhni, former Union Minister Narendra Singh Tomar from Dimni, Prahlad Singh Patel in Narsinghpur, Faggan Singh Kulaste in Niwas, and former Chief Minister and Congress veteran Kamal Nath in Chhindwara.

What are exit polls?

Exit polls are conducted by private organisations to predict election outcomes. These surveys generally entail questioning individuals about their voting preferences as they leave the polling stations after casting their votes.

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Conducted to assess election outcomes, exit polls seek to predict the winner and comprehend voter trends. Although not accurate, these polls typically provide a reasonably reliable insight into an election. The premise during exit polls is that individuals are more inclined to truthfully express their opinions immediately after casting their votes just outside the polling booth.

When will the exit polls be announced?

The exit poll results of Madhya Pradesh Assembly elections will be announced on November 30 after 6 pm.  The poll panel, which manages elections across the country, had prohibited “conducting and publishing or publicising exit poll by means of print or electronic media or dissemination in any other manner whatsoever” between 7 am on November 7 and 6.30 pm on November 30.

Where to watch?

You can watch various news programmes or use your smartphone to search for live-streaming news networks on YouTube and other social media platforms.