Uttar Pradesh exit poll results seesaw between BJP and grand alliance

The BSP and the SP had contested 38 and 37 seats, respectively, while their partner RLD had fought three seats in Western UP

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Voters queue outside a polling station in Jayapur village, during the last phase of Lok Sabha elections, in Varanasi Photo: PTI

Virendra Singh Rawat Lucknow

2 min read Last Updated : May 20 2019 | 10:15 AM IST

The exit polls have forecast contrasting results for Uttar Pradesh, a key state with maximum number of Lok Sabha seats at 80. While some have placed the mahagathbandhan or the grand alliance on top, many others have named the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) as the decisive winner in the state.

In 2014, the BJP and its ally Apna Dal (S) had won 73 of the 80 seats in UP, helping the party form government at the Centre with a comfortable majority.

Nielsen/ABP News poll has predicted the alliance of Samajwadi Party (SP), Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) and Ajit Singh-led Rashtriya