Exit polls predict TMC sweep in Bengal, BJP in Assam, Left in Kerala, DMK in TN

May 17, 2016 09:05

Assam, Tamil Nadu and Kerala appears to have voted for change, with West Bengal all set to maintain status quo, as per various exit polls conducted at the end of five-state elections on Monday evening.

While the Bharatiya Janata Party appeared poised to win in Assam for the first time, ending 15 long years of Congress rule, in more bad news for the Congress, the grand old party was projected to lose Kerala. According to exit polls, only West Bengal seemed to have bucked the trend.

Trinamool Congress led by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is predicted to hold on to power by defeating the Left-Congress alliance convincingly for a second consecutive term, the polls showed.

On the other hand, verdict was split over Tamil Nadu, with advantage to the DMK. The DMK was also tipped to win in Puducherry.

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