"BJP alliance will get more seats than what is being said in exit polls": MP Deputy CM Rajendra Shukla

Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) [India], November 20 : Reacting to exits polls released for the Maharashtra and Jharkhand assembly elections concluded on Wednesday, Madhya Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Rajendra Shukla expressed his confidence that the BJP alliance would get more seats than what was being showed in the exit polls.
Shukla also said that the country was standing firmly with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the election results were also proving the same one after another.
"The country is standing strongly with PM Modi, and one after another election results are proving the same; becoming the Prime Minister for the third time; the alliance partners extending support to him, followed by the Haryana election and now the exit polls of Maharashtra and Jharkhand elections. The BJP alliance will get more seats than what is being said in the exit polls. There is no confusion among the people that if the country has to be developed and the country has to be made a superpower, then only Modi Ji can make this difficult task possible, that is why the public is standing with him," Shukla told ANI.
Notably, the ruling Mahayuti is poised to retain power in Maharashtra with the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) also putting up a strong show in assembly polls, exit polls predicted on Wednesday after conclusion of polling on 288 seats in the state.
According to Republic TV-PMARQ exit poll, the Mahayuti alliance could win 137-157 seats whereas the Maha Vikas Aghadi could get 126-147 seats and others 2-8 seats.
Mahayuti includes BJP, Shiv Sena and NCP while the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi includes Congress, Shiv Sena (UBT) and NCP (SP).
Matrize exit poll projected 150-170 seats for the Mahayuti alliance and 110-130 seats for Maha Vikas Aghadi. It said others could get 8-10 seats.
Chanakya Strategies projected that Mahayuti will win 152-150 seats, MVA 130-138 seats and others 6-8 seats.
'Peoples Pulse' projected Mahayuti scoring a decisive victory by getting 175-195 seats. It said Maha Vikas Aghadi is poised to get 85-112 seats and 'others' winning 7-12 seats.
The majority mark in Maharashtra assembly is 145 and the elections saw a keen contest between Mahayuti and MVA. It was the first assembly poll in the state after splits in Shiv Sena and NCP.
In Jharkhand, exit polls predicted that BJP-led National Democratic Alliance could come to power replacing the JMM-led alliance.
Elections were held in two phases for 81 assembly seats in Jharkhand.
According to Chanakya Strategies exit poll, BJP-led NDA is likely to win 45-50 seats in the state while JMM-led alliance would win 35-38 seats. It said others could get 3-5 seats.
Peoples Pulse exit poll said that the NDA may get 44-53 seats, JMM-led alliance 25-37 seats and others 5-9 seats.
The BJP-led alliance included the All Jharkhand Students Union (AJSU), Janata Dal (United), and Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas).
Jharkhand Mukti Morcha-led alliance includes Congress, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) and Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist).
Matrize exit poll said NDA is poised to win 42-47 seats, INDIA bloc 25-30 seats and others 1-4 seats.
The first phase of the Jharkhand polls was held in 43 of 81 assembly seats on November 13. The results for all 81 constituencies will be declared on November 23, alongside those for Maharashtra Assembly elections and bypolls across several states.