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BJP ahead in U.P.: exit polls

LUCKNOW, FEB. 14. Uttaranchal is likely to throw up a fractured verdict with the ruling BJP emerging as the single largest group, while in Uttar Pradesh, the BJP and allies surprisingly are shown to be ahead in the exit polls conducted for television networks.

In Uttar Pradesh, the BJP and its allies were projected to get more than a third of the seats with the SP and the BSP trailing.

While the CMS survey on Zee TV predicted 34 seats for the BJP and its allies in Uttaranchal, just one short of a simple majority in the House of 70, C-Voter Exit Poll on Aaj Tak predicted 33 seats for the BJP and allies.

The CMS poll showed that the Congress was poised to get 25 seats while the C-Voter survey gave the party 24 seats.

In the first phase in Uttar Pradesh, the ruling BJP and allies could get 46 seats followed by the Samajwadi Party (28) and the BSP (16) with the Congress relegated to the fourth slot with only two seats, according to the CMS exit poll.

However, the C-Voter predictions showed the BJP and allies getting 37, the BSP 27, the SP 21 and the Congress 5 seats.

According to an exit poll telecast on Doordarshan, the BJP and allies are likely to get 42 seats in the first phase of the polls in Uttar Pradesh, followed by the Samajwadi Party 22, the BSP 16 and the Congress 9.

- PTI

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