The ruling Bharat Janata Party (BJP) under Chief Minister Raghubar Das may lose power in Jharkhand according to the News Nation Poll Of Exit Polls. An aggregate of all the exit polls shows BJP finishing second behind the JMM-Congress-RJD combine in the state. The JMM-Congress-RJD combine is expected to get anything between 36 to 44 seats while BJP is expected to get 26 to 34 seats. Sudesh Mahto-led AJSU is expected to get 4-5 seats while former CM Babulal Marandi's JVM is likely to get 2 to 3 seats.
India Today-Axis
JMM-Congress-RJD: 38-50
BJP: 22-32 - 27+32
AJSU: 3-5
JVM: 2-4
Others: 4-7
IANS-CVoter-ABP
JMM-Congress-RJD: 31-39
BJP: 28-36
AJSU: 3-7
JVM: 1-4
Others: 6-7
Poll of Exit Polls
JMM-Congress-RJD: 36-44
BJP: 26-34
AJSU: 4-5
JVM: 2-3
Others: 5-6