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Its Congress shining and BJP whining after phase II
New Delhi, April 26: The National Democratic Alliance (NDA) is expected to lose ground in the second phase of polls held today. The Congress alliance is making a comeback of sorts, making huge gains across states where polling was held today. These are the findings of the Zee News - Taleem Research Foundation Exit Poll.
New Delhi, April 26: The National Democratic Alliance (NDA) is expected to lose ground in the second phase of polls held today. The Congress alliance is making a comeback of sorts, making huge gains across states where polling was held today. These are the findings of the Zee News – Taleem Research Foundation Exit Poll.
The regional parties are expected to make an important and crucial contribution in the formation of the new government.
According to the poll, the NDA is expected to get between 54 seats of the 136 seats where polling was held today. The Congress led alliance is expected to corner 46 seats. The real gainers are the regional outfits and independents, whose tally is expected to swell to 36 seats. The Exit Poll forecast for the first and second phase of polling looks like this:
The exit poll covered 4 polling booths in each constituency where polling took place in the second phase held today. A total of 30,000 people were interviewed making the Exit Poll, the most comprehensive ever. The Exit Poll was done between 7 in morning and 3:30 in the afternoon. Uttar Pradesh (32): In Uttar Pradesh, where elections were held for 32 Parliamentary constituencies, the Samajwadi Party is losing ground. The party is set to get just 6 seats, down from 10 in 1999. The big gainer is Mayawati, with the BSP set to get 8 seats, a gain of 5 seats. The BJP is down too, getting 11 seats, down from 13 in 1999. The Congress is a gainer here, and is expected to get 6 seats, up from 3 in 1999.
Andhra Pradesh (21): In Andhra Pradesh, where elections were held for 21 Parliamentary constituencies, the Telugu Desam Party seems to be on a decline and is expected to get 8 seats. The TDP pocketed 16 of the 21 seats in the elections held in 1999. The Congress is expected to get huge gains in Andhra Pradesh. The Exit Poll shows that the Congress is expected to get 12 seats, up from a mere 2 seats it cornered in 1999. The BJP has lost ground too and is expected to get just 1 seats where polling was held today. In 1999, the BJP figure was 3. The overall figure for Andhra Pradesh reads as follows:
Assam (8): The Bhartiya Janata Party is expected to get 2 seats in Assam, a gain of 1. The Congress is losing ground here and is expected to get just 2 seats, down from 6 in 1999. The big gainer in Assam is the Asom Gana Parishad, with a forecast of getting 3 seats, up from nil in 1999. Bihar (17) Moving to Bihar, where elections were held in 17 seats, the situation seems similar to 1999. The BJP is forecast to draw a blank in the second phase. RJD is expected to win 2 seats taking its tally to 5. The JD(U) is expected to get 8 seats, down one from 1999. Others are expected to get 6 seats, all gains.
The overall figure for Bihar reads as follows:
Maharashtra (24): In Maharashtra, where polling was held for 24 parliamentary seats, the NDA is expected to get just 9 seats, down from 15 seats it won last time. The Congress-NCP combine is expected to bag 9 seats, gaining 2 seats from last time. Others are expected to get 6 seats, gaining 4.
The overall figure for Maharashtra reads as follows:
Karnataka (13): In Karnataka, where polling was held for 13 seats, the NDA is expected to get 4 seats, gaining one. The Congress is down two seats here, getting 6 seats. The JD (S) is expected to get 3 seats (all gains).
The overall figure for Karnataka reads as follows:
Jharkhand (8): In Jharkhand, where votes were cast for 8 seats, the BJP is forecast to get 4 seats, down 3 seats from 1999. The Congress is expected to get just 1 seat, while the JMM is expected to get 2 seats. Others are at 1.
Orissa (10): Votes were cast for 10 seats in Orissa. The Exit Poll shows the BJP losing ground here getting 1 seat, a fall of one seat from1999. The BJD is expected to get 6 seats, slightly down from the 8 it managed last time. The Congress is the big gainer in Orissa, up from nil to 3 seats this year. The overall figure in Orissa looks like this:
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According to the poll, the NDA is expected to get between 54 seats of the 136 seats where polling was held today. The Congress led alliance is expected to corner 46 seats. The real gainers are the regional outfits and independents, whose tally is expected to swell to 36 seats. The Exit Poll forecast for the first and second phase of polling looks like this:
The exit poll covered 4 polling booths in each constituency where polling took place in the second phase held today. A total of 30,000 people were interviewed making the Exit Poll, the most comprehensive ever. The Exit Poll was done between 7 in morning and 3:30 in the afternoon. Uttar Pradesh (32): In Uttar Pradesh, where elections were held for 32 Parliamentary constituencies, the Samajwadi Party is losing ground. The party is set to get just 6 seats, down from 10 in 1999. The big gainer is Mayawati, with the BSP set to get 8 seats, a gain of 5 seats. The BJP is down too, getting 11 seats, down from 13 in 1999. The Congress is a gainer here, and is expected to get 6 seats, up from 3 in 1999.
Andhra Pradesh (21): In Andhra Pradesh, where elections were held for 21 Parliamentary constituencies, the Telugu Desam Party seems to be on a decline and is expected to get 8 seats. The TDP pocketed 16 of the 21 seats in the elections held in 1999. The Congress is expected to get huge gains in Andhra Pradesh. The Exit Poll shows that the Congress is expected to get 12 seats, up from a mere 2 seats it cornered in 1999. The BJP has lost ground too and is expected to get just 1 seats where polling was held today. In 1999, the BJP figure was 3. The overall figure for Andhra Pradesh reads as follows:
Assam (8): The Bhartiya Janata Party is expected to get 2 seats in Assam, a gain of 1. The Congress is losing ground here and is expected to get just 2 seats, down from 6 in 1999. The big gainer in Assam is the Asom Gana Parishad, with a forecast of getting 3 seats, up from nil in 1999. Bihar (17) Moving to Bihar, where elections were held in 17 seats, the situation seems similar to 1999. The BJP is forecast to draw a blank in the second phase. RJD is expected to win 2 seats taking its tally to 5. The JD(U) is expected to get 8 seats, down one from 1999. Others are expected to get 6 seats, all gains.
The overall figure for Bihar reads as follows:
Maharashtra (24): In Maharashtra, where polling was held for 24 parliamentary seats, the NDA is expected to get just 9 seats, down from 15 seats it won last time. The Congress-NCP combine is expected to bag 9 seats, gaining 2 seats from last time. Others are expected to get 6 seats, gaining 4.
The overall figure for Maharashtra reads as follows:
Karnataka (13): In Karnataka, where polling was held for 13 seats, the NDA is expected to get 4 seats, gaining one. The Congress is down two seats here, getting 6 seats. The JD (S) is expected to get 3 seats (all gains).
The overall figure for Karnataka reads as follows:
Jharkhand (8): In Jharkhand, where votes were cast for 8 seats, the BJP is forecast to get 4 seats, down 3 seats from 1999. The Congress is expected to get just 1 seat, while the JMM is expected to get 2 seats. Others are at 1.
Orissa (10): Votes were cast for 10 seats in Orissa. The Exit Poll shows the BJP losing ground here getting 1 seat, a fall of one seat from1999. The BJD is expected to get 6 seats, slightly down from the 8 it managed last time. The Congress is the big gainer in Orissa, up from nil to 3 seats this year. The overall figure in Orissa looks like this:
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