What Exit Polls predict for Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, Telangana and Mizoram

The results of Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, Telangana and Mizoram Assembly elections 2018 is set to be declared on December 11. But ahead of the counting of votes, the exit polls by different agencies were released on Friday evening, after polling concluded in Telangana and Rajasthan.

The exit polls suggest a neck-and-neck battle between the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Congress party in Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan as well as Chhattisgarh. In Telangana, however, the Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) is expected to retain power despite a multi-corner contest against the likes of the Telugu Desam Party, the Congress and the BJP.

Here’s what different exit polls say about different states:

Madhya Pradesh:

Agencies	BJP	Congress	BSP	Others
CNX	126	89	06	09
AXIS	102-120	104-122	00	4-11
JAN KI BAAT	108-128	95-115	00	07
CSDS	94	126	00	10
C VOTER	90-106	110-126	00	10-14
INDIA TV	122-130	86-92	00	15
PACE MEDIA	98-108	110-120	00	10-14

Rajasthan:

Agencies	BJP	Congress	BSP	Others
CNX	85	105	02	07
AXIS	55-72	119-141	00	4-11
JAN KI BAAT	93	91	00	15
C-VOTER	52-68	129-145	00	5-11
CSDS	83	101	00	15

Chhattisgarh:

Agencies	BJP	Congress	BSP+	Others
CNX	42-50	32-38	6-8	1-3
AXIS	21-31	55-65	4-8	00
CSDS	52	35	00	03
MY PACE	36-42	45-51	00	4-8
NETA	43	40	00	07
C-VOTER	35-43	42-50	3-7	00

Telangana:

Agencies	TRS	Cong+TDP	BJP	OTHERS
CNX	66	37	07	09
JAN KI BAAT	58	45	06	10
NETA	57	46	6	10
C-VOTER	50-65	38-52	4-7	8-14

Mizoram:

Agencies	ZPM	Congress	MNF	Others
C-VOTER	3-7	14-18	16-20	0-3
CNX	00	16	18	06
MY AXIS	8-12	8-12	16-22	00

Though the exit polls are out, the actual results will only be known after counting of votes on December 11. While the BJP has exhumed confidence of retaining power in Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh as well as Rajasthan, the Congress has claimed that it is sure of making a comeback in all the three states. The BJP, led by Shivraj Singh Chouhan, has been in power in Madhya Pradesh for 15 years, and the Congress is looking to ride on the anti-incumbency factor to make a comeback in the state. In Rajasthan, the picture seems to be repeating the pattern of alternate parties in power every Assembly term. However, in Telangana, both the BJP and the Congress seems to have failed to dent the prospects of TRS chief K Chandrasekhar Rao, who is expected to retain power in the southern state.