Congress is likely to have an edge over BJP in Chhattisgarh, as the exit polls predicts party's stronghold in the state. Times Now predicted Congress to secure 48-56 seats, while BJP trails at 32-40. Similar projections echoed by Republic TV-Matrize, Dainik Bhaskar, and India TV-CNX.
Jan Ki Baat predicts a range of 42-53 seats for the Congress, with the BJP trailing at 34-45 seats, and 3 seats for other parties.
Matrize-Republic foresees a similar trend, with the Congress securing 44-52 seats and the BJP trailing at 34-42 seats, while other parties may clinch 0-2 seats.
Today's Chanakya-News24 stands out with a significant lead for the Congress, projecting 57 seats for the party, 33 for the BJP, and none for other parties.
ETG-Times Now estimates a Congress victory with 48-56 seats, compared to the BJP's 32-40 seats, and 2-4 seats for other parties.
According to India Today – Axis My India projections for Chhattisgarh, the BJP is expected to secure 36-46 seats, Congress 40-50 seats, and others 1-5 seats.
The India TV-CNX polls project the following seat distribution in Chhattisgarh: the BJP is expected to secure 30-40 seats, the INC is projected to win 46-56 seats, and others are anticipated to claim 3-5 seats. C-Voter's projections stand at BJP 36-38, Congress 41-53, and Others 00-04.
According to the predictions by TV5 News, the Congress is expected to secure between 54 and 66 seats, while the BJP may clinch 29 to 39 seats. Other major exit poll projections include Axis My India forecasting BJP at 36-46, Congress at 40-50, and Others at 01-05 seats.
ABP News, on the other hand, indicates a potential majority for the Congress with projections at Congress: 41-53, BJP: 36-48, and Others: 00-04, totaling 90 seats.
India Today paints a neck-and-neck scenario with BJP at 36-40, Congress at 40-50, and Others at 1-5 seats.
CNN-News18 envisions a close competition between Congress (47 seats), BJP (40 seats), and Others (3 seats), summing up to the total of 90 seats.
Chhattisgarh, which conducted its legislative assembly elections in two phases on November 7 and 17, witnessed a significant political battleground for all 90 assembly seats. The results are scheduled to be declared on December 3, 2023, with Indian news channels and social media platforms gearing up to disseminate the exit poll predictions.
Key candidates from the Congress include Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel, Deputy CM TS Singh Deo, and Assembly Speaker Charan Das Mahant. Bhupesh Baghel, aiming to retain his position, faces a formidable challenge from the Bharatiya Janata Party.
In the 2023 assembly polls, a total of 1,63,14,479 voters, including 81,41,624 men, 81,72,171 women, and 684 of the third gender, were eligible to cast their votes at 18,833 polling booths.
In the 2018 assembly polls, Congress emerged victorious with 51 seats, while the BJP secured only 13. The Janata Congress Chhattisgarh (J) won four seats, and the Bahujan Samaj Party claimed two. The Congress later added one more seat through a by-poll.
First Published: Nov 30, 2023 8:46 PM IST
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