Exit polls indicated that the main opposition Congress party and its allies are expected to have defeated the ruling party in India in two crucial province elections, indicating another setback following the party’s dismal performance in the national elections.
According to local media, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of Prime Minister Narendra Modi ended his party’s ten years of power in the northern state of Haryana with a resounding victory in exit polls.
In the Indian-held region of Jammu and Kashmir, the opposition also had the upper hand.
Phases of the two elections concluded on Saturday. On Tuesday, the results of the vote count will be made public. Late on Saturday, the findings of the exit poll were made public.
Exit polls, which are carried out by TV broadcasters and private polling companies, have a mixed track record in India, which experts claim presents a unique difficulty because of the country’s sizable and diverse voter base.
Modi’s BJP was expected by the exit polls to gain a sizable majority in the June general election; however, this did not materialize and the party was forced to rely on regional parties in order to secure a majority and establish a coalition government.
Since the national elections, these two Indian territories are the first to hold elections.
The mineral-rich eastern state of Jharkhand and India’s industrial centre, Maharashtra, are eagerly anticipating the announcement of vote dates, which are anticipated to take place in November.
After years of terrorist warfare in the Himalayan region, the election in Indian-Occupied Kashmir was the first in ten years.
The Modi administration removed it from its designation as a unique semi-autonomous organization in 2019.
