Exit polls predict clear majority for BJP in Gujarat

The BJP is projected to win between 99 and 117 seats and the Congress between 64 and 82.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks during a campaign rally at Dhandhuka in Gujarat on December 6, 2017.

Exit polls on December 14 predicted a victory for the ruling BJP in Gujarat, giving it a clear majority in the keenly-contested Assembly polls in the State.

Soon after voting ended in the second and final phase of the election, an exit poll gave the BJP 115 of the total 182 seats and the Congress 65. Another exit poll gave the ruling dispensation 108 seats and 74 to the opposition Congress.

The

Times Now-VMR exit poll predicted 115 seats for the BJP, 64 for the Congress, and the remaining for other parties. The

Republic-C Voter exit poll gave the BJP 108 seats and the Congress 74.

A poll on

NDTV said the BJP would get 112 seats and the Congress 70.

The ABP-CSDS survey by ABP News predicted a BJP victory in 117 seats as against the Congress’ 64.

A survey by

India Today’s Aaj Tak news channel also predicted that the BJP, which has been ruling Gujarat for almost 20 years, would retain power in the State. It said the BJP would emerge as the winner in 99-113 Assembly segments in the State, while the Congress could win 68-82 seats.

A party has to win 92 seats or more to form a government in the State. In the 2012 Assembly polls in Gujarat, the BJP had won 115 seats, the Congress 61 and others six.