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Jharkhand Assembly election: Exit polls predict Congress-JMM defeating BJP

An estimated 70.83 per cent of the total 40.05 lakh voters exercised their franchise till 5 pm in the fifth and final phase, EC said

JHARKHAND, ELECTIONS, VOTING, VOTERS, VOTE, POLLING, BOOTH, ELECTION, WOMEN, TURNOUT
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Voters during the fifth phase of the Jharkhand Assembly elections, in Godda district on Friday Photo: PTI

Archis MohanPTI New Delhi/Ranchi
The five phase polling for the 81-seat Jharkhand Assembly concluded on Friday evening with exit polls indicating a hung assembly. Exit polls predicted the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM)-led alliance in the lead, and incumbent Raghubar Das-led Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) likely to fall significantly short of the majority mark.
 
The fifth and final phase of polling in 16 assembly constituencies of Jharkhand passed off peacefully, Election Commission officials said in Ranchi. An estimated 70.83 per cent of the total 40.05 lakh voters exercised their franchise till 5 pm when the polling ended, they said.
 
According to the India