Hung assembly in UP, SP to be BIG winner: Exit poll

Samajwadi Party will emerge as the single largest party in Uttar Pradesh, according to a joint exit poll conducted by Star News and Nielson.

The findings of the exit poll were declared after the seventh and last phase of the much-hyped state election on Saturday.

The poll claims that SP will get 183 seats, just 19 short of the 202 needed to get a simple majority in the 403-member assembly. In 2007, the SP won only 97 seats.

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According to the exit poll, the elections will result in a hung assembly, as no political party will be able to secure a simple majority.

The ruling Bahujan Samaj Party will get only 83 seats, down from its tally in 2007 of 206 seats, says the exit poll.

The BSP will secure 24 per cent of the total votes, down from 30.5 per cent during the last assembly polls.

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The Bharatiya Janata Party will spring a surprise when the results are announced, as it will win an impressive 71 seats, says the exit poll. This will be a marked improvement from its performance in 2007, when it won only 51 seats.

It will secure 19 per cent of the vote share.

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Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi's efforts in UP will pay off to some extent, says the exit poll, as the party is expected to win 51 seats.

In the 2007 polls, it won only 22 seats.

Its ally Rashtriya Lok Dal is likely to win 11 seats, says the exit poll, taking the total tally of the alliance in UP to 62.

Congress will get 16 per cent of the votes.

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