Exit poll results for Himachal and Gujarat elections are out and if they are accurate, we are looking at a saffron Monday come 18th December. The polls predict BJP to retain power in Gujarat albeit with a smaller margin and to win comfortably in Himachal Pradesh.
Congress leaders have already rejected the poll findings, saying that the surveyors were unable to capture the undercurrent for Congress in Gujarat.
Himachal polled on 9th November and a month later, polling in two phases were held for Gujarat. Today second phase of Gujarat polls were held and final turnout was 68.7%. In Himachal, there was a pretty steep 74% voting. In 1st phase of polling, Gujarat recorded 68% voter turnout.
Currently Himachal is being ruled by Congress and Gujarat by BJP. The Himalayan state has a tendency of flipping in every five years, whereas BJP has been the dominant power in Gujarat for the last 22 years. Will the status quo be broken this time around? It will not, if the exit polls are to be believed.