Exit polls for Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Telangana, Chhattisgarh and Mizoram has been declared with both the BJP and the Congress locked in a close contest in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh. However, the Congress has a clear edge in Chhattisgarh while the some exit polls have favoured BJP in Madhya Pradesh and some Congress in Rajasthan. The Congress also has a clear edge in Telangana where the ruling BRS appeares to have ceding ground to the grand old party. In Mizoram, the ruling MNF is set to retain power while the BJP may get around two seats. The BJP is the ruling party in Madhya Pradesh while the Congress is governing Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh. Telangana is being ruled by the Bharat Rashtra Samithi which is seeking the third straight term for Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao. In Mizoram, the ruling Mizo National Front will look to retain the state while the BJP and the Congress will look to stage an upset.
The BJP is looking to regain power in Rajasthan and retain Madhya Pradesh while the Congress is looking to script history by winning all five states. The assembly election can be seen as a semi-final to the Lok Sabha Election 2024 which is just six months away from now. A win for Congress will make the grand old party even stronger against the mighty BJP which will seek a third straight term for Prime Minister Narendra Modi next year.
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