It seems the BJP has a lot to worry about for next year's Lok Sabha elections — at least that's what the exit polls for five states point at. An aggregate of the exit polls predicts that the party might find it difficult to get a clear majority in three states — Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan. In Rajasthan, Congress might get a clear majority, while the other two states would in all probability have a hung verdict. According to the exit polls, the Congress might lose Mizoram and TRS would retain Telangana. The 230-member Madhya Pradesh Assembly might have a split verdict.

Meanwhile, about 67 per cent of the electorate voted in the Telangana Assembly elections on Friday as the polling ended on a peaceful note, barring minor incidents. This is the first full-fledged election in India's youngest state. In the 2014 elections held in united Andhra Pradesh, Telangana had registered a voter turnout of 68.9 per cent. The polling, which began on a dull note at 7 am, picked up after 9. Long queues of voters including women were seen especially in rural areas. Over 72.62 per cent of the 4.74 crore registered voters cast their vote by 5 pm in Rajasthan where elections were held on Friday for 199 of the 200 Assembly seats.