What UP was in 2014, Bengal will be in 2019: BJP

May 20, 2019 11:51

Ram Madhav, BJP National General Secretary on the exit poll results for West Bengal. "Bengal will surprise all the pollsters, we are hoping to do extremely well there. Everyone has seen the tremendous outpouring of support for PM Modi and BJP in Bengal. What Uttar Pradesh was in 2014, Bengal will be in 2019."

"The Mahagathbandhan had failed even before election began, many parties tried to create a mahagathbandhan but failed to do so in even a single state. Post polling, they tried again but what couldn't happen before the poll, I don't think will happen after the poll," Madhav said.

Here's what the exit polls predict for Bengal:

News18's IPSOS exit poll has predicted the TMC will continue its domination of Bengal, and improve its overall tally from present the 34 to 36-38 seats. The BJP is predicted to marginally increase its present tally of two seats to 3-5.

Today-Axis My India Exit Poll suggested a neck-and-neck fight between the TMC and BJP with 19-22 seats for Mamata Banerjee's party and 19-23 seats for the saffron side.

Exit polls by both Times Now-VMR and Republic CVoter also predicted that the Trinamool Congress will continue its domination, but gave 11 seats to the BJP. The Times Now VMR predicted 28 seats for the TMC, two for the Congress and one for others.

Republic C-Voter predicted 29 for the TMC and two for the Congress.

Republic-Jan Ki Baat Exit Poll predicted the BJP making massive inroads, with 18-26 seats, the Left decimated with zero seats and the Trinamool Congress reduced to 13-21 seats.

Reacting to the exit poll results, West Bengal CM and TMC chief Mamata Banerjee said, "I don't trust Exit Poll gossip. The game plan is to manipulate or replace thousands of EVMs through this gossip. I appeal to all Opposition parties to be united, strong and bold. We will fight this battle together."

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