Gujarat Exit Polls Predict BJP’s 22-Year Rule Will Continue

The exit polls are out!

The exit polls of most TV channels showed the BJP was headed for a win in Gujarat, as Assembly elections came to a close on Thursday, 14 December.

The BJP, which has been in power in the state for 22 years, is projected to win the elections this time as well.

Exit polls are usually seen as an indicator of the polling trends, with some proving to be in sync with the final results, but others ending up being inaccurate.

The results for the 182-member Gujarat Assembly will be declared on 18 December.

Here’s our special coverage of the Gujarat Elections 2017.

• Gujarat went to poll in two phases – on 9 December and 14 December
  
• Exit polls numbers are predicting 100+ seats for BJP in the state
  
• Early numbers also predict an increase in Congress’ seat share
  
• Total voting turnout of both phases: 67.40 percent
• Results for the Assembly polls will be declared on 18 December
  

Exit Polls Conducted Under BJP Pressure: Congress

Rubbishing the exit polls which predicted a clean sweep for the BJP in both Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh, the Congress on Thursday, 14 December, said the exit polls were conducted under pressure from the BJP and were “absolutely wrong.”

Final Voter Turnout Stands At 67.4%

Exit Polls Unanimously Predict BJP Win

#GujaratElection2017 | Exit polls unanimously predict a BJP victory in both Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh. Will Rahul Gandhi begin his innings as Congress President with a twin defeat? Find out on the 18th. #HimachalPradeshElections https://t.co/4nbOoQgI4c pic.twitter.com/t33PPQBUsR

— The Quint (@TheQuint) December 14, 2017

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