Shining India Gujarat Exit Polls : BJP get a clear majority in the state assembly polls 

GandhiNagar: The ruling BJP in Gujarat is projected to get a clear majority in the state assembly polls, voting for which ended this evening, says the exit poll conducted by Shining India News Groups, 

 

The opinion poll projects BJP to win 105  ( + – 10 )out of a total of 182 Assembly constituency seats, while the main rival Congress is projected to win 80 ( + – 10 ) seats, with four  seats going to ‘Others’. ‘Others’ include Bhartiya Tribal Party (a Congress ally) and two independents. 

 

BJP is expected to get seats within a range of 105 -115 , while Congress is expected to get seats within a range of 75 – 85 , says the Shining India exit poll. 

 

Vote percentagewise, BJP is projected to get 47% ( + – 3% ) per cent, Congress 42% ( + – 3% ) per cent and ‘Others’ 11 ( + – 3% ) per cent, according to the exit poll.

 

In the 2012 Gujarat assembly elections, the BJP had won 116 seats, the Congress 60 and ‘Others’ six seats. 

 

According to Shining India News Groups  the agency that conducted the exit poll, a total of 24680 interviews were conducted in 2892 polling booths across all four socio-economic regions of Gujarat. 

 

The eligible voters covering all age groups and gender with rural-urban divide were interviewed. The exit poll was conducted in the first and second phases of polling, and an error margin of plus/minus  + -3% per cent has been kept.