Advantage NDA in Jharkhand, predicts CVoter exit poll, 20 seats too close to call

The BJP is likely to secure 41.8% of the total vote share, followed by 39.3% for the Congress.

In Short

• CVoter exit poll shows BJP winning 34 of 60 Assembly seats in Jharkhand
• 20 seats too close to call as per exit poll data
• BJP likely to win at least 8 of remaining 20 seats, CVoter exit poll predicts

The BJP-led NDA is likely to topple the JMM-Congress government in Jharkhand, with the BJP expected to secure 34 seats, CVoter exit poll predicted. The INDIA bloc, on the other hand, will secure 26 seats while one seat is predicted to be won by other parties.

The CVoter exit poll left 20 seats out of the prediction, calling them too close to call, implying that the seats are witnessing a high-voltage contest.

However, the exit poll predicted that at least eight of the remaining 20 seats are likely to be bagged by the BJP, giving the saffron party an edge in forming the government in the state.

As per CVoter exit poll data, the BJP is likely to secure 41.8% of the total vote share, followed by 39.3% for the INDIA bloc and 18.9% for other parties in the fray.

However, past elections have shown that exit polls often get it wrong, and the numbers must be taken with a pinch of salt.