Two exit polls on Tuesday predicted that the BJP will dethrone the Left Front in Tripura and consolidate its position in the other two northeastern States — Meghalaya and Nagaland, where elections were held.
JanKiBaat-NewsX has predicted that the BJP-IPFT alliance in Tripura will win 35-45 seats with a vote share of 51%. The AxisMyIndia poll predicts 44-50 seats for the BJP-IPFT with a vote share of 49% while others may get 0-3 seats with a vote share of 11%.
The NewsX poll predicted the ruling Left front in Tripura was likely to get 14-23 seats with vote share of 45-46%, while AxisMyIndia poll predicted the Left would win 9-15 seats with a vote share of 40%.
The CVoter Exit Poll has predicted a close finish in Tripura, with the CPI-M likely to get 26 to 34 seats with 44.3% vote share, the BJP and its allies 24 to 32 seats with a vote share of 42.8%, while the Congress may win only 0-2 seats with a vote share of 7.2%.
NPP win predicted in Meghalaya
In Meghalaya where the Congress is in power, the JanKiBaat-NewsX exit poll shows that the National People’s Party (NPP) is set to gain 23-27 seats while the BJP will get 8-12 seats, with vote shares of 39 and 12% respectively. The Congress is predicted to win 13-17 seats with a voteshare of 21% and others are likely to get 2 to 6 seats.
BJP alliance likely to storm NPF bastion
In Nagaland, the BJP-NDPP alliance is likely to storm the ruling NPF bastion as it is predicted to win 27-32 seats with a vote share of 48%, against the NPF’s 20-25 seats and a vote share of 42%, according to the JanKiBaat-NewsX exit poll.
