India Assembly elections 2022: Exit poll - BJP likely to retain power in Uttar Pradesh
Categories: Election 2022
On Monday broadcast the results of the biggest exit polls for the hard-fought assembly elections 2022 in five major states – UP, Uttarakhand, Punjab, Goa and Manipur.The intensity of the campaign can be gauged by the fact that Prime Minister Modi had to come on the road to campaign in roadshows.403 seats of Uttar Pradesh went to the polls in seven phases— February 10, 14, 20, 23, 27, March 3 and 7. According to the projections for Uttar Pradesh, the ruling BJP is likely to emerge as a big winner by winning between 223- 248 seats. Driven by the Modi wave, the BJP had stormed to power in UP after 14 years, securing a three-fourths majority and demolishing rivals Samajwadi Party-Congress coalition and Mayawati-led Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) in 2017 polls.Meanwhile, the Samajwadi Party-led alliance is expected to win between 138-157 seats this time. Despite hectic campaigning by Rahul Gandhi and his sister Priyanka, the Congress party is only expected to win between 4-9 seats. While Mayawati’s BSP will disappoint again as it is projected to win just 5 to 11 seats, Others are like to bag between 3-5 seats. Among other projections, the ruling BJP+ is likely to secure around 39 per cent of the total votes polled, SP+ 34 per cent, BSP 13 per cent, Congress 6 per cent and Others 8 per cent.