The five-state polls -- Assam, West Bengal, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Puducherry ends and with it, are exit poll forecasts of what lies ahead in the states. While 126 Assembly seats in Assam went for polls, 294 of the West Bengal Assembly constituencies also voted. All of 234 Assembly seats in Tamil Nadu, 140 in Kerala and 30 in Puducherry also went for polls.

The polls assume significance as it would determine not only the performance of the respective governments but would also be a near mid-term for the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government at the Centre.

It would be interesting to figure out if incumbent chief ministers Tarun Gogoi in Assam, Mamata Banerjee in West Bengal, J Jayalalithaa in Kerala and Oommen Chandy in Kerala would succumb to anti-incumbency.


First up, Assam. According to ABP Nielsen, the BJP-led alliance (with AGP) to form government in Assam with 81 seats, Congress at 33 seats.    

India Today also projected a win for the BJP-AGP combine, giving the BJP+ between 79 to 93 seats. The exit polls predicted a major drop for the Congress, who are expected to win 26 to 33 seats. AIUDF may win 6 to 10 seats.


West Bengal:  ABP-Ananda, C-Voter, India Today #exitpolls show TMC winning West Bengal and by a clear margin as well. Bengal's voters have decided to give Mamata Banerjee another term.


ABP Ananda gives it: TMC 178, LEFT+110, BJP+1
Others- 5

India TV- C Voter:  TMC 163-171, Left + 71-79, BJP 2-6, Others 1-5