NEW DELHI: Counting of votes will be held on Sunday (May 2, 2021) for the high-stakes meeting elections held lately in Assam, West Bengal, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Puducherry, overshadowed by the raging COVID-19 pandemic, because the BJP seeks to consolidate its maintain over extra states and the Congress together with its allies makes an attempt to regain turf.
The counting of votes will start at 8 AM and proceed late into the night time. As many as 1,100 counting observers will watch the method and candidates and brokers will have to supply a damaging COVID check report or double dose of vaccination certificates to get an entry.
There will be 2,364 counting halls as in comparison with 1,002 halls in 2016 in 822 meeting constituencies in view of the coronavirus pointers, in accordance with the Election Commission which had drawn flak from the courts over the conduct of polls throughout the pandemic.
Despite the prevailing COVID-19 scenario, the voter end up was recorded in a superb quantity in all of the locations. The tendencies and outcomes will be out there from 8 AM on May at https://results.eci.gov.in.
West Bengal: It’s Mamata Banerjee Vs Modi Magic
After eight-phased Assembly polls in West Bengal, whereas Mamata Banerjee`s Trinamool Congress (TMC) is looking for to grab energy for the third consecutive time period, the BJP is making claims of successful 200 seats in the 294-member West Bengal Assembly. The power-packed campaigns by the principle contenders – the Trinamool Congress and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), concerned rallies with massive participations and mega roadshows. The third entrance – the coalition of the Congress, Left Front and Indian Secular Force – appeared to be on the again foot when it got here to campaigning. The bold BJP did intense campaigning with the aim to topple the incumbent TMC authorities in the state.
The exit polls recommend that there’s going to be a really shut combat for the throne in West Bengal. While Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo and incumbent Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is in search of her third tenure, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is assured that it will kind its maiden authorities in the state. The Zee News Maha Exit Poll predicts that BJP will win on over 144 seats and TMC will take 132 seats. Congress+ will take 15 and one seat to the opposite contenders.
Apart from the Axis My India-India Today and the Republic-CNX exit polls, which gave the saffron occasion an edge in the battleground state, all different surveys, together with the CVoter Exit Poll for Times Now/ABP News, forecast the third victory for TMC, placing it forward in the 294-member Assembly.
Will Lotus bloom in Assam once more?
In the northeastern state of Assam, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) appears forward in the exit polls and the lotus is prone to bloom for the second consecutive time. All main pollsters have predicted a majority for the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) in the 126-member Assembly.
As per the Zee News Maha Exit Poll, the BJP+ will take 73 seats, whereas Congress+ will win on 51 meeting constituencies. Others will bag two seats.
Will there be a change of guard in Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Puducherry?
The DMK-Congress alliance appears in a snug place to cross the midway mark of 118 seats in the Tamil Nadu Assembly. As per the Zee News Maha Exit Poll, the DMK+ is prone to dethrone AIADMK+ by successful 173 seats. The Edappadi Okay Palaniswami-led AIADMK+ could win over 57 seats, whereas others will take 4 seats.
In Kerala, Pinarayi Vijayan’s Left Democratic Front (LDF) is anticipated to retain the ability. According to Zee News Maha Exit Poll, the LDF will win on 91 seats and the United Democratic Front (UDF) will take 47 seats, whereas others will bag two seats.
Puducherry is prone to have a authorities headed by the Bharatiya Janata Party. The Zee News Maha Exit Poll has predicted 19 seats for BJP+ in the 30-seat Assembly. Congress+ will take 10, whereas one seat could go to 1 of the opposite contenders.
