"Exit polls show something else, final result is something else": NCP-SCP leader Clyde Crasto
Nov 20, 2024
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], November 20 : NCP-SCP leader Clyde Crasto said on Wednesday that exit polls show something else and the final result of the assembly elections in Maharashtra and Jharkhand would be something else.
Responding to the exit poll predictions, Clyde Crasto told ANI, "These are exit polls, we saw what happened in Haryana. Exit polls show something else and the final result is something else...the truth is ground reality is different. We are people from the grassroots, we understand what is happening here. As of now what we have seen, it is an even fight...we have an edge. People have voted, let's wait for the 23rd (November)..."
Meanwhile, Maharashtra polled 58.22 per cent votes till 5 pm on Wednesday.
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 the conclusion of polling on 288 seats in the state.
According to the 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.
The majority mark in Maharashtra assembly is 145 and the range of Republic TV-PMARQ prediction suggested that even MVA could cross the mark.
The elections saw a keen contest between Mahayuti and MVA. It was first assembly poll in the state after splits in Shiv Sena and NCP.
