Exit Polls Show BJP Takes Assam, Congress Loses Kerala, Big Mamata Win

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New Delhi, May 16, 2016: It’s a big win for the BJP in Assam, according to early exit polls, which show the party winning its first North Eastern state.

The poll of polls -which aggregates different exit polls - shows the BJP and its allies get 74 of a possible 126 seats -an easy win.

The Congress, led by Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi, crashes to 34 seats. Mr Gogoi was seeking a fourth consecutive term in Assam. Ahead of the election, a powerhouse aide, Himanta Biswa Sarma, switched sides to the BJP.

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The poll of exit polls for Bengal shows Mamata Banerjee getting 196 of a possible 294 seats, giving her a comfortable win. The Left and Congress, which were allied, get 92 seats, and the BJP gets three.

The first exit poll in for Kerala shows the Left winning the state from the Congress, with over 88 of a possible 140 seats. The Congress has been battered by a series of corruption scandals in Kerala, one of the few states it still governs.

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