How state polls will decide the fate of regional satraps like Gehlot, Shivraj, KCR & Baghel
Exit polls may be notorious for going wrong but they surely keep political parties, candidates, the media and the people on tenterhooks till the counting is done and the results are out. The exit polls outcomes that were telecast on Thursday evening for the Assembly elections in five states- Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Mizoram, Rajasthan and Telangana- have left everybody more perplexed than they were a day before.
The exit polls have belied the general buzz- created courtesy the media and disparate voices from the ground- on which party is winning in which state.
If they go right, the impact of these Assembly elections- which have already been declared the semi-finals to the Lok Sabha polls by the political pundits- will be greater than anticipated.
A poll of exit polls shows Congress and BJP neck and neck in Rajasthan, while the former is ahead in Chhattisgarh. BJP is likely to form the government in Madhya Pradesh.
Congress is likely to form the government in Telangana, defeating BRS which many considered a clear front-runner. Mizoram is likely to have a hung Assembly, a rarity in this North-Eastern state.
If Congress wins in Rajasthan, it will be a shot in the arm for Ashok Gehlot who was said to be facing anti-incumbency and intra-party tussles.
The border state is also known for voting out the incumbent and this trend will be broken if the exit poll predictions are right. This would also be an indication that former deputy chief minister Sachin Pilot has buried the hatchet and the Gujjars have by and large voted for Congress with the hope that their leader will be reinstated.
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