Kejriwal's AAP projected to retain Delhi crown; BJP rejects exit polls

All the exit polls released after the end of polling for the 70-member Delhi Assembly elections on Saturday evening predicted a comprehensive win for the incumbent Aam Aadmi Party (AAP). The counting of votes will take place on Tuesday.

The Election Commission (EC) said voter turnout until 9 pm was recorded at 59.91 per cent, a decline of about 7 per cent over the 2015 Assembly polls’ 67.5 per cent.
The India Today-Axis exit poll, which has had relatively better accuracy compared with most other such polls in the recent past, predicted a sweep for AAP and a rout for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). It forecast 59 to 68 seats for AAP and 2 to 11 seats for the BJP. According to the poll, AAP may bag a vote share of 56 per cent, the BJP 35 per cent, the Congress 5 per cent, and others 4 per cent. Other exit polls predicted somewhat better numbers for the BJP, but none put it anywhere near the halfway mark of 35 seats.
In the 2015 elections, AAP had won 67 of the 70 seats with a vote share of 54.3 per cent, while the BJP won three seats with a 32 per cent vote share. The Congress could not win any seats though it had a vote share of 9.6 per cent. Read More