The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is all set to win the Uttar Pradesh assembly elections as almost all exit polls released on March 7 predicted it to emerge as the single largest party in the state by bagging anywhere between 222 and 326 seats in the 403-member assembly.
The polls predicted that though the Akhilesh Yadav-led Samajwadi Party will increase its 2017 tally of 47, it will bag anywhere between 71 and 165 seats, well short of coming to power, this time.
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The majority mark in 403-member UP assembly is 202 seats.
India Today Axis My India predicted that the BJP will win 288-326 seats while the SP will win 71-101 seats. The exit poll said the BSP will win 3-9 seats, the Congress 1-3 seats and others 2-3 seats.
The Matrize exit poll predicted 262-277 seats for the BJP in the UP assembly, while the SP and its allies will get 119-134 seats, the Bahujan Samaj Party 7-15 and the Congress 3-8 seats.
The P-Marq exit poll said the BJP will get 240 seats, SP and its allies will get 140 seats, the BSP 17 seats and the Congress 4 seats.
If exit poll predictions hold true on the result day on March 10, the BJP would not only return to power in the politically significant state, it will also be a precursor for the 2024 general elections.
This will be for the first time in the history of UP that a party, after its Chief Minister completing full five-year term, will return to power in Uttar Pradesh. UP sends 80 MPs to the Lok Sabha - the most of any states across the country.
The India News- Jan Ki Baat survey predicted BJP will get anywhere between 222 and 260 seats while the SP and its allies will get 135-165 seats, the BSP will get 4-9 seats while the Congress will get 1-3 seats.
The Times Now-Veto Exit polls predicted 225 seats for the BJP, 151 for the SP and its alliance parties, 14 for the BSP, 9 for the Congress and 4 to others.
- Keshav Prasad Maurya (@kpmaurya1) 7 Mar 2022
The polling for 403 assembly seats of Uttar Pradesh was held in seven phases with the last leg on March 7.
The ruling BJP was locked in a fierce battle with the Akhilesh Yadav-led SP in these Assembly Elections.
In the last assembly polls, the BJP had secured a win with a three-fourth majority, with firebrand leader Yogi Adityanath being later announced as the chief minister. The BJP had won 312 seats while the SP won 47 seats.
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