To summarise, exit polls for the Gujarat Assembly elections 2017 show the BJP holding on to Gujarat and wresting control of Himachal Pradesh from the Congress party. In Gujarat, most exit polls predict more than 100 seats for the BJP, which means a comfortable majority in the 182-seat house where the halfway mark at 92. Gujarat recorded 68.70 per cent polling in the second phase of voting today.

Himachal Pradesh registered a 74 per cent voter turnout in the single-phase polling on November 9. The Congress is currently ruling Himachal Pradesh, while BJP has been in power in Gujarat for last 22 years.

What the exit polls say:

Himachal:
Sahara Samay-CNX survey: BJP: 42-52 seats, Congress:  18-24 seats. The halfway mark in the 68-seat Himachal Pradesh Assembly is 35 seats.
Times now-VMR: BJP 51, Cong 16, Others 1
NewsX: BJP 42-50, Cong 18-24, Others 0-2
AajTak-Axis: BJP 47-55, Cong 13-20, Others 0-2
News Nation: BJP 43-47, Cong 19-23, Others 1-3
Z News-Axis: BJP 51, Cong 17. Others 0
Samay-CNX: BJP (42-50), Cong (18-24), Oth (0-2)

Gujarat

India TodayAxis: BJP: 99-113 seats, Congress:  is 68 to 84 seats. Others: 1-4 seats. The halfway mark in the 182-seat Gujarat Assembly is 92.
Sahara Samay-CNX Survey: BJP: 110 to 120 seats, Cong: 65-75 seats.
Times Now VMR poll: BJP: 115, Cong 70 Others 2
Republic C voter: BJP 108, Cong 74, Others 0
News 18 C-Voter  BJP 108, Cong 74, Others 0