Exit Polls Predict BJP Sweep In UP, Manipur; AAP To Come To Power In Punjab

The incumbent government of the Bharatiya Janata Party in Uttar Pradesh, led by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, may see a second term, if exit polls are to be believed. This would make his government the first in the state's history to be re-elected after completing a full five-year term. The BJP may even retain Manipur, according to these polls.

The Congress party may lose Punjab, benefiting the Aam Aadmi Party, the state's main opposition, after internal conflict last year, where then Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh was replaced by current CM Charanjit Singh Channi. Most polls are showing that AAP has the advantage, though the quantum of this advantage differs.

The remaining two states, Uttarakhand and Goa are too close to call. Though these states have a direct fight between the Congress and the BJP, players like the Trinamool Congress and the Aam Aadmi party may play spoilsport and may eventually be kingmakers.

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