GUWAHATI: Exit poll numbers are out for Assam, where the ruling BJP is up against a grand alliance of eight parties including Congress and Badruddin Ajmal's AIUDF.
The BJP is confident of returning to power but the grand alliance to is equally confident of defeating the present dispensation.
As per the Republic-CNX Exit Poll, the party-wise projections is- BJP (60-66 seats), Congress (26-28 seats), AGP (10-14), AIUDF (11-13), BPF (5-7), UPPL (3-5) and Others (1-3). Barring AGP, AIUDF, and BPF, all other parties are bagging more seats in contrast to the previous election. With BJP set to be the single-largest party, the NDA is projected to win 44.25% of the votes, while the Congress-led Mahajot (UPA) is projected to win 39.65% of the votes. The other political parties are likely to get a 16.10% vote share.
The alliance is banking on its combined power of vote share that works out as larger than the BJP if one takes the last election as the benchmark.
The grand alliance has eight parties, namely the Congress, AIUDF, Bodoland People's Front, CPI, CPI-M, Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Liberation, Anchalik Gana Morcha, and RJD. The BJP has two alliance partners – Asom Gana Parishad and United People's Party Liberal.
More Details awaited from other Exit Poll Analyst..