Tragedy In The Making For BJP? Exit Polls Predict Party Ceding Ground To Congress; TRS, MNF Stand Strong

With polling in Rajasthan and Telangana having commenced, poll predictions for the assembly elections held in the five states - Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Mizoram, Telangana and Chhattisgarh - have begun doing the rounds.

Here is the round-up of the exit polls.

Madhya Pradesh:

Past Government - BJP (Bharatiya Janata Party);

Total Seats - 230

India Today -Axis My India:

BJP - 102-120 ; Congress - 104 - 122 ; Others - 4-11

Republic TV-C Voter:

BJP - 90-106 ; Congress - 110-126 ; Others - 6-22

Times Now-CNX:

BJP - 126 ; Congress - 89 ; Others - 15

Rajasthan:

Past Government - BJP (Bharatiya Janta Party);

Total Seats - 200

India Today -Axis My India:

BJP - 55-72 ; Congress - 119-141 ; Others - 4-11

Republic TV-C Voter:

BJP - 52-68 ; Congress - 129-145 ; Others - 5-11

Times Now-CNX:

BJP - 85 ; Congress - 105 ; Others - 9

Chattisgarh:

Past Government - BJP (Bharatiya Janta Party);

Total Seats - 90

India Today -Axis My India:

BJP - 21-31 ; Congress - 55-65 ; Others - 4-8

Republic TV - C Voter:

BJP - 35-43 ; Congress - 40-50 ; Others - 3-7

Times Now - CNX:

BJP - 46 ; Congress - 35 ; Others - 9

Telangana:

Past Government - TRS (Telangana Rashtra Samiti);

Total Seats - 119

India Today -Axis My India:

BJP - 1-3 ; Congress - 21-33 ; TRS - 79-91

Times Now-CNX:

BJP - 7 ; Congress - 37 ; TRS - 6

Republic Jan Ki Baat:

BJP - 4-7 ; Congress - 38-52 ; TRS - 52-65

Mizoram:

Past Government - Congress;

Total Seats - 40

Republic TV - C Voter:

BJP - NA ; Congress - 14-18 ; MNF - 16-20 ; Others - 0-3

(Health Warning: Exit polls often get it wrong)

The current election exercise, lasting more than a fortnight (between 12 November and 7 December), is being seen as a precursor to the 2019 general elections. The Election Commission of India (ECI) will announce the poll results on 11 December 2018.