NEW DELHI: Two more exit poll agencies released their projections on Thursday giving boost to Eknath-Shinde led Mahayuti in Maharashtra assembly elections. According to Today's Chanakya exit poll predictions, Mahayuti is projected to secure 175 ± 11 seats, while the Congress-led Maha Vikas Agadi (MVA) is expected to win 100 ± 11 seats. The agency has projected 13 ± 5 seats for other parties and independents.
Meanwhile, Axis My India also predicted 178-200 seats for Mahayuti and 82-102 for MVA. The agency has predicted 6-12 seats for others and Independents. The Axis My India exit poll results have also revealed that Eknath Shinde is the preferred chief minister choice at 31 per cent, followed by Uddhav Thackeray at 18 per cent and Devendra Fadnavis at 12 per cent.
With this, the Mahayuti is now projected to win 168 seats, according to the poll of polls, MVA 109 and others are likely to get 11 seats. The two exit poll results are in line with the projections released a day earlier where most polls on predicted victory for the BJP-led alliance in Maharashtra. Exit poll agency Mahayuti MVA Others P-Marq 137-157 126-156 2-8 Matrize 150-170 110-130 8-10 People's Pulse 175-195 85-112 7-12 Chankya Strategies 152-160 130-138 6-8 Poll Diary 122-186 69-121 12-29 Dainik Bhaskar 125-140 135-150 20-25 Axis My India 178-200 82-102 82-102 Today’s Chanakya 175 100 13 Poll of Polls 168 109 11 On Wednesday, three pollsters - Peoples Pulse, Matrize and Chankya Strategies predicted clear ma.