Delhi Assembly Elections: Most exit polls give BJP edge, AAP says never right

These whitethorn alteration wide from the existent results. In the 2020 Delhi polls, astir exit polls got their predictions wrong. Exit polls went incorrect successful the Lok Sabha elections and, much recently, successful the Haryana Assembly polls too.

The exit polls connected Wednesday were not linked to tv channels. Prominent agencies similar Axis My India and Today’s Chanakya said they would merchandise their projections connected Thursday.

Arvind Kejriwal and his household members amusement their inked fingers aft casting votes during Delhi Assembly polls. (@AamAadmiParty/X)

In 2020, the AAP won 62 of the full 70 seats, with the remaining 8 going to the BJP.

On Wednesday, 2 exit polls, by Matrize and D V Research, showed a adjacent contention betwixt the BJP-led NDA and AAP. Matrize enactment BJP+ astatine 35-40 seats, AAP astatine 32-37, and Congress astatine 0-1. D V Research predicted 36-44 seats for the BJP and allies, and 26-34 seats for the AAP.

Six exit polls predicted a BJP victory, including a landslide triumph by some. Chanakya Strategies said the BJP and its allies were apt to get 39-44 seats, AAP 25-28, and Congress 2-3 seats. P Marq gave the BJP+ 39-44 seats, AAP 21-31 seats, and Congress 0-1 seats.

People’s Pulse enactment the BJP+ tally astatine 51 to 60 seats, with the AAP astatine 10-19 seats, and Congress astatine 0-1. People’s Insight gave the BJP+ 40-44 seats, AAP 25-28 seats, and Congress 0-1 seats. Poll Diary had akin numbers with BJP+ astatine 42-50 seats, AAP astatine 18-25, and Congress astatine 0-2 seats.

The JVC exit poll said the BJP and its allies would get 39-45 seats, the AAP 22-31 seats and the Congress 0-2.

Three different agencies, however, predicted the AAP’s instrumentality to power. Mind Brink Media said the AAP would get 44-49 seats, BJP 21-25, and Congress 0-1. Wee Preside gave 46-52 seats to AAP, 18-23 to BJP and 0-1 to Congress. KK Surveys and Strategies enactment the AAP’s apt spot tally astatine 44 and the BJP astatine 26.

While the BJP welcomed the exit polls’ projections, the AAP rejected them. “Be it 2013, 2015 oregon 2020, exit polls person ne'er been close astir the AAP. Every time, the AAP has stormed to powerfulness with a monolithic mandate, and this clip volition beryllium nary different,” AAP main spokesperson Priyanka Kakkar said successful a statement.

“We invited the results being shown by the exit polls but… connected February 8, our triumph volition beryllium much spectacular than what the exit polls person shown today,” Delhi BJP president Virendra Sachdeva said.