If exit polls are to be believed, BJP is winning both Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh.
In Gujarat, while there is a difference in the margin with which various exit polls suggest BJP will win, but the larger trend undoubtedly points towards a victory for the party in the home state of Narendra Modi and Amit Shah. The halfway mark in the 182-seat Gujarat Assembly is 92. Here’s a look at the predictions.
Today’s Chanakya gives a two-third majority to the BJP with 135 seats.
According to India Today–Axis exit poll, BJP will win 99-113 seats.
Republic-Jan ki Baat showed an even bigger victory for the BJP. The saffron party, it says, will win 115 seats in the 182-seat Assembly.
SAHARA SAMAY-CNX survey has predicted 110-120 seats for the saffron party and 65-75 seats for the Congress.
TIMES NOW-VMR projects 109 seats for the BJP.
NewsX has given BJP between 110-120, Congress has been given 65-75.
Meanwhile, in Himachal Pradesh, BJP is enjoying a landslide victory. Find out more here.
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