NDA to win big in Assam, pollsters predict
What's the story
As many as six pollsters have predicted a win for the BJP in Assam. Axis My India exit poll predicted the Himanta Biswa Sarma-led NDA alliance to win 88-100 seats. The Congress-led alliance, on the other hand, may win 24-36 out of the 126 assembly seats. Matrize also gave a similar number: 85-95 seats for the BJP and 25-32 for the opposition alliance.
Others
Congress may not win above 30 seats
The BJP alone is projected to win 70-80 seats. People's Pulse, meanwhile, went down a little lower than the other two pollsters, giving the BJP 68-72 seats, while the Congress may win 22-26 seats. JVC predicted the BJP to win 88-101 seats, P-Marq 82-94 seats; and Poll Diary 86-101 seats.
Congress
Congress expected to win most seats in its alliance
The Congress, however, is expected to win the most seats in its alliance with a projection of 22-30 seats. Its allies in comparison are likely to perform poorly, with Raijor Dal expected to win 1-4 seats, AJP 1-2 seats, CPI(M) 0-1 seat and IND (APHLC) getting no more than two.
NDTV
Upset for Congress-led alliance which was hoping for comeback
NDTV's "Poll of Exit Polls," which aggregates various exit polls, predicts the NDA will win 92 seats while the Congress-led alliance will get 28 seats. The Janmat poll gave between 87-98 seats to the BJP-led alliance and between 29-30 to Congress's block. The Congress-led alliance, which was hoping for a comeback, is likely to be reduced to between 24-36 seats as per most polls.