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Assam Exit Poll Figures Predict a Win for BJP-led Alliance 

Exit poll projections for Assam, live for you. 

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What We Know So Far

In the biggest popularity test since the Lok Sabha polls of 2014, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) appeared poised to win in Assam for the first time, ending 15 long years of Congress rule. BJP leaders had admitted even before the start of the staggered elections last month that the party’s best chances lay in Assam.

The BJP-led alliance could bag 79 to 93 seats in the 126-member Assam assembly, three exit polls said. A fourth survey gave the BJP and its two allies - Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) and Bodoland People’s Front (BPF) - 57 seats, close to the critical half-way mark.

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Exit poll projections for Assam, live for you. 
The exit poll predictions for Assam assembly elections. (Photo: The Quint)
7:41 PM , 16 May
Snapshot
  • Assam assembly election was held in two phases.
  • There are 126 seats in Assam.
  • The first phase, for 65 seats was concluded on 4 April.
  • The second and final phase, for 61 seats was concluded on 11 April.
  • The final date of counting votes is 19 May.
  • This year saw the highest voter turnout in Assam.
  • Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi (Congress) has been in power for 15 years.
  • In the last elections in Assam, the Congress won 78 seats, the AIUDF 18 and the BJP five seats.
  • Exit poll predictions from 16 May predicts a win for BJP-led alliance.
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Published: 16 May 2016, 6:53 PM IST
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