Most exit polls on Thursday (November 30) predicted an edge to the Congress in Telangana where K. Chandrashekhar Rao-led Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) has been in power for 10 years.
Jan Ki Baat
Jan Ki Baat forecast that the Congress would get 48-64 seats, the BRS would get 40-55, BJP 7-13, and AIMIM 4-7.
Bharatvarsh Polstrat
Bharatvarsh Polstrat stated that the Congress would get 49-59 seats and the BRS would get 48-58.
India TV-CNX
The India TV-CNX exit poll predicted 63-79 seats for the Congress, 31-47 for the BRS, 2-4 for the BJP, and 5-7 for the AIMIM.
Republic TV-Matrize
Republic TV-Matrize predicted that in Telangana, the Congress would get 58-68 seats, BRS 46-56, BJP 4-9 and AIMIM 5-9.
CNX
CNX's exit poll has predicted that Congress will win 56 seats, BRS 48, BJP 10, and AIMIM 5 seats.
As many as 2,290 contestants are in the fray in the elections, including Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao, his minister-son K.T. Rama Rao, state Congress President A. Revanth Reddy and BJP Lok Sabha members Bandi Sanjay Kumar and D. Arvind.
BRS has fielded candidates in all 119 seats. As per the seat-sharing agreement, the BJP and actor Pawan Kalyan-headed Jana Sena are contesting 111 and eight seats, respectively. The Congress has given one seat to its ally CPI and is fighting 118 others. Asaduddin Owaisi-led AIMIM has put up candidates in nine segments in the state.
(Edited by : Shoma Bhattacharjee)
First Published: Nov 30, 2023 8:20 PM IST