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Limited gains for all: Zee News- Taleem Exit Poll
New Delhi, Apr 20: The National Democratic Alliance (NDA) is expected to lose ground in the first phase of polls held today. But the Congress alliance would still trail behind the ruling combine, and its gains would be limited. These are the findings of the Zee News- Taleem Research Foundation Exit poll.
New Delhi, Apr 20: The National Democratic Alliance (NDA) is expected to lose ground in the first phase of polls held today. But the Congress alliance would still trail behind the ruling combine, and its gains would be limited. These are the findings of the Zee News- Taleem Research Foundation Exit poll.
According to the poll, the NDA is expected to get 69-73 seats out of the 140 seats where polling was held today. The Congress led alliance is expected to corner between 41 to 45 seats. The real gainers are the regional parties and the independents, whose tally is expected to swell to between 23 and 29 seats.
The poll covered 4 polling booths in each constituency where polling took place in the first 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 the morning and 3:30 in the afternoon.
Here the state-wise projections from Zee New-Taleem Research Foundation Exit Poll. Andhra Pradesh: In Andhra Pradesh, where elections were held for 21 Parliamentary constituencies, the Telugu Desam Party seems to be losing ground and is expected to get between 8 to 10 seats. The TDP pocketed 13 seats in the elections held in 1999. The Congress is expected to get huge gains in Andhra PradeshThe Exit Polls show that the Congress is expected to get between 10 to 12 seats, up from 3 seats it cornered in 1999. The BJP is expected to just 1 out of the 21 seats where polling was held today. In 1999 the BJP score-card read 4 seats.
In Andhra Pradesh, votes were also cast for 147 assembly seats today. As far as the projections for the assembly elections in the state go the TDP-BJP alliance is expected to suffer huge losses. The Exit Poll shows the combine getting between 63 to 71 seats. The Congress on the other hand is expected to get between 70 to 76 seats.
Assam: The Bhartiya Janata Party is expected to hold its ground in Assam, getting one seat of the 6 where polling was held today. the Congress is losing ground here and is expected to get just two seats, down from 4 in 1999. The big gainer in Assam is the Asom Gana Parishad, with a forecast of getiing two seats, up from nil last time around. Others are expected to garner one of the six seats.
Bihar: Moving to Bihar, where elections were held in 11 of the total 40 seats, the situation seems similar to 1999. The BJP is to forecast to get between 3 to 5 seats. The RJD got 4 seats. JD(U) which got 3 seats last time, is expected to get between 1 to 3 seats. Others will get no more than a couple of seats.
Chattisgarh: In Chattisgarh, the BJP seems to be losing ground and is expected to get between 5 to 7 seats, down from 8 last time. Polling was held for all 11 Parliamentary constituencies here. The Congress is gaining here and is expected to notch up two more seats, from 3 it won 1999.
Gujarat: In Gujarat, where polling was held for all 26 seats, the BJP is in a no-win, no-loss situtation. The party is expected to retain 20 seats it won in 1999. The Congress is expected to get 6 to 7 seats, similar to the 6 seats it won in elections held in 1999.
Maharashtra: In Maharashtra, where polling was held for 10 seats, the NDA is expected to get between 10 to 12 seats, more or less similar to 13 it won last time. The Congress-NCP combine is expected to halve its tally to just 5 from 10 it won in 1999. The JD(S) is expected to get 2 to 4 seats, while the others tally looks good between 2 to 4.
Jharkhand: In Jharkhand, where votes were cast for six seats, the BJP is forecast to get 5 seats, up from 4 it got last time. The Congress will stick to the lone seat it got in 1999.
Orissa: Votes were cast for 11 seats in Orissa. The Zee News Exit Poll shows the BJP getting only 4 to 6 seats compared to 7 it got last time. The BJD is expected to get 3 seats slightly up from 2 it managed last time. The Congress is expected to get 3 to 5 seats this year.
Orissa also witnessed polling for 77 assembly seats today. Out of these the BJD alliance is on its way to get between 34 to 38 seats, the Congress between 27 to 31, while others are expected to get between 10 to 12 seats.
Bureau Report
Here the state-wise projections from Zee New-Taleem Research Foundation Exit Poll. Andhra Pradesh: In Andhra Pradesh, where elections were held for 21 Parliamentary constituencies, the Telugu Desam Party seems to be losing ground and is expected to get between 8 to 10 seats. The TDP pocketed 13 seats in the elections held in 1999. The Congress is expected to get huge gains in Andhra PradeshThe Exit Polls show that the Congress is expected to get between 10 to 12 seats, up from 3 seats it cornered in 1999. The BJP is expected to just 1 out of the 21 seats where polling was held today. In 1999 the BJP score-card read 4 seats.
In Andhra Pradesh, votes were also cast for 147 assembly seats today. As far as the projections for the assembly elections in the state go the TDP-BJP alliance is expected to suffer huge losses. The Exit Poll shows the combine getting between 63 to 71 seats. The Congress on the other hand is expected to get between 70 to 76 seats.
Assam: The Bhartiya Janata Party is expected to hold its ground in Assam, getting one seat of the 6 where polling was held today. the Congress is losing ground here and is expected to get just two seats, down from 4 in 1999. The big gainer in Assam is the Asom Gana Parishad, with a forecast of getiing two seats, up from nil last time around. Others are expected to garner one of the six seats.
Bihar: Moving to Bihar, where elections were held in 11 of the total 40 seats, the situation seems similar to 1999. The BJP is to forecast to get between 3 to 5 seats. The RJD got 4 seats. JD(U) which got 3 seats last time, is expected to get between 1 to 3 seats. Others will get no more than a couple of seats.
Chattisgarh: In Chattisgarh, the BJP seems to be losing ground and is expected to get between 5 to 7 seats, down from 8 last time. Polling was held for all 11 Parliamentary constituencies here. The Congress is gaining here and is expected to notch up two more seats, from 3 it won 1999.
Gujarat: In Gujarat, where polling was held for all 26 seats, the BJP is in a no-win, no-loss situtation. The party is expected to retain 20 seats it won in 1999. The Congress is expected to get 6 to 7 seats, similar to the 6 seats it won in elections held in 1999.
Maharashtra: In Maharashtra, where polling was held for 10 seats, the NDA is expected to get between 10 to 12 seats, more or less similar to 13 it won last time. The Congress-NCP combine is expected to halve its tally to just 5 from 10 it won in 1999. The JD(S) is expected to get 2 to 4 seats, while the others tally looks good between 2 to 4.
Jharkhand: In Jharkhand, where votes were cast for six seats, the BJP is forecast to get 5 seats, up from 4 it got last time. The Congress will stick to the lone seat it got in 1999.
Orissa: Votes were cast for 11 seats in Orissa. The Zee News Exit Poll shows the BJP getting only 4 to 6 seats compared to 7 it got last time. The BJD is expected to get 3 seats slightly up from 2 it managed last time. The Congress is expected to get 3 to 5 seats this year.
Orissa also witnessed polling for 77 assembly seats today. Out of these the BJD alliance is on its way to get between 34 to 38 seats, the Congress between 27 to 31, while others are expected to get between 10 to 12 seats.
Bureau Report