Exit Polls 2022 Highlights: Elections were held in five states, namely, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Manipur, Punjab, and Goa, this year, starting February 7. The last state to go to the polls is Uttar Pradesh, where the seventh and final phase of the 2022 Assembly elections was held on March 7.
Media organisations use random or systematic sampling methods -- usually based on voters’ sentiment -- to predict election results before the vote-counting is done (which is set to be done on March 10 this year).
The Election Commission of India allows exit poll findings to be announced only after voting concludes in all states. So, once the voting in Uttar Pradesh concluded (around 6 pm), exit poll results 2022 started trickling in.
Exit poll results tell us that the people of Punjab have overwhelmingly voted for change. People rejected traditional political parties. AAP is now a national & fastest-growing political party. AAP is going to be national and natural replacement of Congress: AAP leader Raghav Chadha
If candidates want then all candidates can sit together (in a hotel). People of Goa are telling us to stay together and don't give any chance to BJP to do something. We have taken all precautions to not let BJP manipulate people's mandate: Goa Congress chief Girish Chodankar
I am not amazed as we have said NDA govt will return to power in Uttar Pradesh and exit polls are also directing in the same direction. People have benefited from our social welfare schemes. Voters have felt a positive change in our govt: Union minister and Apna Dal (Sonelal) chief Anupriya Patel
Priyanka discusses post-poll scenario with Gehlot
Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra arrived in Jaipur on Monday to discuss the post-poll scenario with Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot, ahead of the Assembly poll results in five states on March 10.
The Congress general secretary, who was accompanied by party leader Rajeev Shukla, was received by Gehlot, state Congress chief Govind Singh Dotasra and others at the airport here. Asked about speculation that the party might shift some of its leaders who would emerge victorious in the five state Assembly polls to Jaipur to prevent them from being "poached", Gandhi sought to downplay it, saying it is a matter of the future.
Several exit polls on Monday forecast a clear majority for the BJP in Uttar Pradesh and the Aam Aadmi Party in Punjab with some of them giving an edge to the saffron party in Uttarakhand, Goa, and Manipur.
Exit polls on CNN News 18, Times Now, Republic TV, and News X channels showed the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) getting anywhere between 211 and 277 seats and its main challenger in the Samajwadi Party-led alliance getting anywhere between 119 and 160 seats in the 403-member Uttar Pradesh assembly. CNN News 18-Matrize predicted 262-277 seats for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and allies and 119-134 for the Samajwadi Party (SP) and allies in Uttar Pradesh. Times Now-Veto predicted 225 and 151 seats for them respectively.
Most of them were also unanimous in predicting a big win for Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal-led Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in Punjab, with India Today-Axis projecting up to 76-90 seats in the 117-member assembly. A few exit polls also forecast a hung assembly in Punjab, the only poll-bound state where the Congress is in power, while giving a clear edge to the AAP.
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is all set to win the Uttar Pradesh assembly elections as at least five 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 of the 403 seats. The exit polls predicted that the Akhilesh Yadav-led Samajwadi Party will increase its 2017 tally of 47 and win anywhere between 71 and 165 seats this time, well short of coming to power. Read the full story here
The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party is likely to retain power in Manipur by crossing the halfway-majority mark of 31 seats, suggested the exit polls released on March 7. The party is likely to win 32-38 out of the 60 constituencies, said the Zee-Designboxed survey. The Congress was projected to emerge as a distant second with victory in 12-17 seats, whereas the National People's Party (NPP) was predicted to win 2-4 seats and others 2-5. Read the full story here
BJP will win 288-326 seats in UP, SP to win 71-101 seats: India Today Axis My India
According to India Today Axis My India predictions, 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.
“Let us just wait for three more days as the situation will be clear on March 10,” says Congress leader Sunil Jakhar when asked about early exit polls showing AAP forming the government in Punjab
“All exit polls are showing that BJP will form govt with a majority. Some are showing 45 seats, some 47 seats but I believe there will be more seats when the final result is out. People of Uttarakhand have shown faith in us and will form the government,” Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami
The Jan Ki Baat survey predicted BJP will get anywhere between 222 and 260 seats in UP 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 Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will get 18-22 seats in Goa and will form the government. Our priority is to complete infrastructure projects of our double engine govt. As per exit polls also, BJP will return to power in Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Goa, and Manipur and will have good performance in Punjab,” Goa CM Pramod Sawant said on March 7.
P-MARQ has predicted the ruling BJP to win over 240 seats in Uttar Pradesh.
• BJP+: 240 • SP+: 140 • BSP: 17 • Congress: 4
