Times Now-CNX Exit Poll Results of Chhattisgarh Assembly Elections 2018: Survey Predicts Majority 46 Seats For BJP, Congress to End Up With 35 Seats
The Times Now- CNX exit polls predicts 44 seats for the Congress, 40 seats for the BJP and six seats for others. The exit polls predicted no seats for the BSP, JCC and CPI.
New Delhi, December 7: The Times Now- CNX exit polls for Chhattisgarh assembly elections 2018 have predicted a majority for the BJP in Chhattisgarh with the BJP winning the majority mark of 46 seats. The Times Now- CNX exit polls predicts 46 seats for the BJP, 35 seats for the Congress, seven seats for the BSP, JCC and CPI and two seats for others. Chhattisgarh Assembly Elections 2018 Exit Poll Results Live News Updates: Times Now Predicts Exact Majority for BJP With 46 Seats, Congress to Win 35 Seats.
On Friday, the voting for the 2018 assembly elections came to an end as the states of Telangana and Rajasthan voted to select a new assembly in their respective states. The states of Chhattisgarh, Mizoram and Madhya Pradesh went to polls earlier for the assembly elections 2018.
The numbers can see an upward trend as the Election Commission allows those standing in the queue to cast their vote even after the stipulated time limit of 5.30 pm.
The elections in Chhattisgarh this time is a three way contest. The incumbent Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is challenged by the Congress, who believe that they can win the state. However, things took a new turn with BSP chief Mayawati joining forces with Ajit Jogi's Janta Congress Chhattisgarh and CPI for the 90 seats assembly in Chhattisgarh.
In 2013, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won 49 seats out of the total 90 seats in the assembly elections. The Indian National Congress (INC) was the second largest party with 39 seats. One Independent and one Bahujan Samaj Party candidate had also won. BJP retained majority in state legislative assembly for consequently third time and Raman Singh sworn in as a Chief Minister for the third time.
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