New Delhi, June 1: Exit polls Saturday projected the sheer domination by the BJP as the party is predicted win in Gujarat, Delhi, West Bengal, Chhattisgarh, Bihar, Jharkhand, Uttarakhand, Madhya Pradeah and Rajasthan. The exit polls also predicted that the ‘Lotus’ will bloom in Kerala as the BJP can win from one to three parliamentary seats in the coastal state.

Times Now ETG survey showed Kerala's Trissur Lok Sabha candidate Suresh Gopi will win. The survey also projected one seat for the BJP, four for the ruling Left led by Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan while the Congress-led UDF may win 14 to 15 seats.

India Today-Axis My India has projected that the BJP will win two to three seats and also said that Minister of State Rajeev Chandrasekhar will upset three-time sitting Congress member Shashi Tharoor. ABP-C-Voter has also projected one to three seats for the BJP while India TV-CNX has also projected the same.

The biggest shocker has come from the ABP C-Voter which has projected that the Vijayan-led Left will not win a single seat while the India Today-Axis My India has projected zero to one seat for the Left. However, all the agencies have projected that the Congress-led UDF will win a minimum of 14 seats and can end up winning 19 seats.

Clean sweep in Gujarat & Chhattisgarh

The News 24-Today's Chanakya Exit Poll predicted a clean sweep for the BJP in Gujarat and Chhattisgarh.  The Exit Poll gave the ruling BJP a 61 per cent vote share in Gujarat, predicting a win for the party on all 26 seats in the state. Gujarat, the home state of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah, saw a 26-0 result in the BJP's favour during the 2019 elections as well.

In Chhattisgarh, the Exit Poll gave 59 per cent vote share to the BJP, saying that the party will emerge victorious on all 11 seats in the state. The party had won nine seats in the state last time.

6-1 in Delhi

The BJP, which achieved a 7-0 clean sweep in Delhi during the 2019 elections, could win six seats this time, the exit poll done by News 24-Today's Chanakya projected. The exit poll, which showed Congress winning the remaining one seat, gave the BJP a 52 per cent vote share in the national capital. Congress, which fought elections along with its INDIA bloc partner Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), got 44 per cent vote share as per the exit poll.

Major gains in Bengal

The ABP-CVoter Exit Polls projected a massive decline in both seat tally and vote share for the Trinamool Congress (TMC) in the 42 Lok Sabha constituencies in West Bengal. As per the Exit Polls, while the BJP is projected to gain the most from the decline in seat tally and vote share for the Trinamool, the Congress-Left Front alliance too is set to gain to a limited extent.

The BJP is projected to win 23-27 seats, up from the 18 it won in 2019, while the Trinamool is expected to end with 13-17 seats, down from 22 in 2019, according to the prediction. The Exit Polls also projected 1-3 seats for the Congress-Left Front alliance. In 2019, when the two parties did not have an alliance, the Congress ended with two seats while the Left Front drew a blank.

As per the ABP-CVoter Exit Polls, the BJP is also projected to make gains in vote share, from 40.7 per cent in 2019 to 42.5 per cent this time. On the other hand, the Trinamool's vote share is projected to drop to 41.5 per cent from the 43.3 per cent votes it managed in 2019. The Congress-Left Fron alliance is expected to get 13.2 per cent votes this time, while others, including AISF, SUCI (Communist) and Independents, are projected to win 2.8 per cent votes.

Political observers cite two factors for the BJP's gains at the cost of Trinamool as projected by the Exit Polls. First, a consolidation of Hindu votes in favour of the BJP against a division in minority votes between the Trinamool, Congress-Left Front, and AISF.

Second, a substantial chunk of floating voters who voted for Trinamool in the 2019 Lok Sabha polls and the 2021 Assembly elections have distanced themselves from the ruling party this time, mainly because of the multiple cases of corruption against its leaders.

High five in Uttarakhand

The News 24-Today's Chanakya exit poll predicted a massive triumph for the BJP in Uttarakhand, forecasting a win for the party on all the five seats in the state. The exit poll gave BJP 59 per cent vote share in the state, way ahead of Congress (32 per cent) and others (9 per cent).

Uttarakhand remains close to PM Modi's heart and several projects, including Chardham road and Rishikesh-Karnprayag rail line, have gone a long way in building a seamless road connectivity in the state.
Sweeping with little setbacks

The Axis My India Exit Polls projected a landslide victory for the BJP-led NDA in Bihar and Jharkhand in the Lok Sabha elections, though with little setbacks as compared to the 2019 elections. 

In Bihar, the NDA comprising the BJP, JD-U, and LJP is projected to win 30 plus seats out of the 40 Lok Sabha constituencies, with the BJP bagging 13-15 seats, JD-U 9-11, and the LJP laying claim on 4-6 seats, as per the projections.

Lalu Prasad Yadav’s RJD, which was reduced to zero in 2019, is projected to perform better this time and win at least 6-7 seats, apparently on the back of the consolidation of Muslim and Yadav votes in its support. In terms of vote share, the BJP is seen bagging 21 per cent votes, the JD-U 19 per cent, while the RJD is projected to get 24 per cent votes.

Jharkhand, another BJP stronghold in the Hindi heartland, is also projected to give a clear and decisive mandate to the party. Axis My India sees the BJP romping home with victory in at least 8-10 seats out of the 14 constituencies in the fray, while the INDIA bloc (Congress and JMM) will claim victory in 4-6 seats.

In terms of vote share, the BJP is expected to get above 45 per cent of the votes, while the Congress and JMM together are projected to fetch close to 30 per cent votes. In 2019, the BJP won 12 out of the 14 Lok Sabha seats in Jharkhand, while the JMM bagged the remaining 2 seats.

Landslide victory in MP, Rajasthan

The Hindi heartland states of Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan are tilted heavily towards the BJP, predicted Axis My India polling agency. The BJP is projected to sweep Madhya Pradesh with a thumping mandate and projected to win 28-29 out of 29 Lok Sabha seats.

In Rajasthan, the INDIA bloc is seen making significant gains but not big enough to spoil the BJP’s victory march. BJP is forecasted to win 16-19 out of 25 seats while the INDIA bloc can win 5-7 seats. The BJP can fetch 51 per cent vote share while the INDIA bloc can gather close to 40 per cent.

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