Exit polls predicts that Himachal to go to BJP

Exit polls today said the BJP would oust the Congress and regain power in Himachal Pradesh.

People in the hill state have been alternating between the Congress and the BJP in Assembly elections every five years.The Times Now-VMR and Zee News-Axis exit polls predicted that the BJP would win 51 of the total 68 Assembly seats in the state.

While the Times Now-VMR exit poll gave 16 seats to the Congress and one to another, the Zee News-Axis poll gave 17 seats to the party in power in Shimla.There are a total of 68 seats in Himachal Pradesh, elections to which were held on November 9. A party needs 35 seats to be able to form a government.