Jharkhand Election Results: Most Exit Polls Predicted NDA Lead Over JMM+

As counting begins for the Jharkhand Assembly elections, exit polls released two days ago suggested a likely victory for the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) in the 81-seat assembly. However, one exit poll had forecast a win for Chief Minister Hemant Soren’s Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM)-led alliance.

Matrize had predicted the NDA would secure 42-47 seats, with the Mahagathbandhan (Grand Alliance) winning 25-30 seats. Peoples Pulse estimated the NDA’s tally at 44-53 seats, while the INDIA bloc was projected to win 25-37. Times Now-JVC forecasted 40-44 seats for the NDA and 30-40 for the Grand Alliance.

Conversely, Axis My India had projected a win for the JMM-led alliance with 53 seats, leaving just 25 for the NDA. Electoral Edge also leaned toward the INDIA bloc, estimating 42 seats for it and 32 for the NDA. Chanakya Strategies, however, had predicted 45-50 seats for the NDA and 35-38 for INDIA.

The BJP contested 68 seats, partnering with AJSU (10), JD(U) (2), and LJP(RV) (1). The JMM contested 41 seats, allied with Congress (30), RJD (6), and CPI(ML) (4).

The contest in Jharkhand is primarily between the BJP-led NDA and the Mahagathbandhan.