Updated On: 30 April, 2021 08:41 AM IST | Mumbai | Agencies
In Kerala and Tamil Nadu, the ruling Left combine and the DMK-led opposition alliance respectively were projected ahead of their respective rivals. Jan Ki Baat exit polls, however, predicted a strong majority for the BJP in West Bengal, giving it 162-185 seats, against 104-121 to the ruling TMC.

An elderly voter is carried to the polling booth at Bandhlodanga in Birbhum district of West Bengal on Thursday. Pic/PTI
Exit polls on Thursday forecast a tight contest between the incumbent TMC and the BJP in the high-profile West Bengal assembly polls, while the ruling Left combine was projected to retain power in Kerala and so was the case for the saffron party in Assam.
DMK-led opposition alliance has been projected as a winner in Tamil Nadu, while the Congress-led alliance was seen losing Puducherry. In West Bengal, the Republic-CNX polls gave the BJP a slight edge by projecting 138-148 seats for the party in the 294-seat assembly and 128-138 to the TMC.