NEW DELHI: The BJP is all set to retain power in Maharashtra with its Mahayuti allies - Shiv Sena and NCP- and could be in for a very close contest in Jharkhand, according to exit poll predictions for the two states. The poll of polls projects clear lead for the Mahayuti with 155 seats while the opposition's Maha Vikas Aghadi alliance could get 122 seats in the 288-member state assembly. The others may get 11 seats.
However, in Jharkhand the contest is likely to be close. According to the poll of polls prediction for the state, the BJP-led NDA will win 41 seats which is the majority mark in the 81-member assembly while chief minister Hemant Soren-led INDIA bloc could bag 37 seats. In Maharashtra, three pollsters - Peoples Pulse, Matrize and Chankya Strategies have predicted clear majority for the Mahayuti while the rest three - P-Marq, Dainik Bhaskar and Poll Diary have predicted Mahayuti ahead of the MVA, but short of majority.
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 Poll of Polls 155 122 11 The Matrize exit poll predicted 150-170 seats for the BJP and allies in Maharashtra with a 48 per cent vote share, it gave the Congress and other allies only 110-130 seats with a vote share of 42 per cent. The poll gave others 8 to 10 seats, with a vote share of 10 per cent. People's Pulse gave NDA's Mahayuti a whopping 175-195 sea.
