New Delhi: The BJP has a clear advantage in Jharkhand and the PDP is projected to lead in Jammu and Kashmir, exit polls said after the five phase assembly polls in both states ended.
The AXIS-APM exit poll has projected that Bharatiya Janata Party-All Jharkhand Student Union alliance in Jharkhand is likely to get 43 percent votes that may translate into the alliance winning 37 to 43 seats. The state has an 81-member assembly.
It projected that Babulal Marandi’s Jharkhand Vikas Morcha-Prajatantrik is likely to improve its vote share to 16 percent and may get 12-16 seats while the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha, which headed the outgoing government, will emerge third and expected to get 10-14 seats, with a projected vote share of 19 percent. The Congress, and ally Rashtriya Janata Dal is likely to get 7 to 11 seats with a projected vote share of 12 percent.
The exit poll by the AXIS-APM places the Peoples Democratic Party in a leading position in Jammu and Kashmir but short of a majority in the 87-member assembly. “In Jammu and Kashmir, PDP is likely to fall short of halfway mark & is projected to win 36 - 41 seats,” it predicted. BJP, the exit poll says, is likely to emerge as the second largest party with projected seats being in the range of 16-22 seats. The ruling National Conference is projected to only win 9-13 seats. IANS
