The results of the Telangana exit polls are out
New Delhi:
The Congress appears to be surging ahead in Telangana as exit polls indicate a clear lead over its rival Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS), the party of Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao (KCR).
The Congress may win 63-79 seats, while BRS would win 31-47 seats in the 119-member assembly, according to India TV-CNX exit polls.
The Congress may take 48-64 seats, BRS 40-55 and the BJP 7-13, according to an exit poll by Jan Ki Baat.
TV9 Bharatvarsh-Polstrat exit polls show the Congress and the BRS neck and neck with 49-59 and 48-58 seats, respectively. Republic TV-Matrize exit polls show the Congress winning 58-68 seats, while the BRS is forecast to take at least 46-56 seats.
The Congress, KCR’s BRS and the BJP are the key contestants in the southern state.
Health warning: exit polls often get it wrong.
As per the seat-sharing agreement, the BJP and actor Pawan Kalyan-headed Jana Sena are contesting in 111 and 8 seats, respectively.
The Congress has given one seat to its ally CPI, and is fighting from 118 others.
Asaduddin Owaisi-led AIMIM fielded candidates in nine segments.
