Exit polls tilt towards BJP in Maha; Jharkand is a tight race

Mahayuti may have an edge over Maha Vikas Aghadi in Maharashtrefs elections

- Dhrubojyoti

The Mahayuti is likely to hold an edge over the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) in fiercely fought assembly elections in Maharashtra but the scenario in J hark-hand could be more fluid, a clutch of exit polls predicted on Wednesday. In Maharashtra, which voted on Wednesday, most maj or exit polls predicted that the Mahayuti was on course to retain power and gain a slim majority, defeating the MVA. If this trend holds true, it will mean that the three-party alliance led by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has reversed the momentum of the MVA, which won 30 Lok Sabha seats compared to the Mahayuti's 17. The exit polls were more mixed about J harkhand, where the two-phas