Former Jharkhand Chief Minister Arjun Munda has expressed confidence in the BJP's prospects in the state elections. "The BJP will establish the government with a clear majority this time. The people of Jharkhand stand with us and have placed their trust in our party," he stated.
Commenting on the exit poll forecasts for the Jharkhand assembly elections, BJP candidate and former Chief Minister Champai Soren remarked, "Exit polls are performing their role. We have visited every Assembly constituency, and the situation on the ground is clear—corruption is rampant, unemployment has left people disheartened, and students are frustrated. A change is inevitable."
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Jharkhand Exit Polls 2024: India bloc set to dominate, claims Congress leader
Congress leader Pranav Jha has expressed confidence in the Mahagathbandhan's performance in the Jharkhand elections, describing the outcome as a decisive victory for the India bloc. "This is a clear mandate in our favour. The alliance is poised to sweep the elections, surpassing our previous performance," he said. Jha also highlighted strong voter enthusiasm and asserted that the BJP failed to provide significant competition.
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Jharkhand Exit Poll 2024 Live: Peoples Pulse predicts NDA government in Jharkhand
Peoples Pulse has also predicted NDA victory in Jharkhand.
JMM candidate from Ranchi Mahua Maji said that the party does not trust exit polls. She also expressed confidence in INDIA alliance’s victory in the Jharkhand Assembly polls. “We don't trust exit polls. You saw what happened in Lok Sabha polls...INDIA alliance will form the government in Jharkhand,” she told ANI.
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Jharkhand Exit Polls 2024 Live: Axis My India predicts clean sweep for India bloc
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Jharkhand Exit Polls 2024 Live: I am sure that the people have voted for BJP-NDA, says Shivraj Singh Chouhan
Union Minister and BJP's Jharkhand election-incharge, Shivraj Singh Chouhan, told ANI, "Who can be a bigger surveyor in Jharkhand than us? We have been in Jharkhand for the last 3 months. We have seen how people wished for change. I am sure that the people have voted for BJP-NDA. We are going to form the government with a huge mandate."
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Jharkhand elections: Delhi University's Centre for Global Studies predicts victory for NDA
Delhi University's Centre for Global Studies (CGS), on the basis of a survey, has predicted electoral victories for the Mahayuti alliance in Maharashtra and the NDA in Jharkhand.
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Jharkhand exit polls 2024: Dainik Bhaskar predicts an electoral logjam
An exit poll by 'Peoples Pulse' has predicted sweeping victory for the BJP-led NDA alliance in the Jharkhand polls. The second phase of the Jharkhand Assembly elections began on Wednesday morning, with more than 47 per cent of the roughly 1.23 crore registered voters turning out to cast their ballots by 1 pm across 38 constituencies.
This marks the final phase of the election process. The ruling JMM-led INDIA coalition is seeking to retain its hold on power, emphasising its welfare programs, while the BJP-led NDA is working to regain control of the state.
The initial phase of voting for the 81-member Assembly took place on November 13, with the results scheduled to be declared on November 23.