The BJP is set for a massive victory in Uttar Pradesh and the Congress will be routed in Punjab, a new exit poll has predicted just a day before the counting of votes cast in five state elections tomorrow.
Most opinion polls forecast that the BJP is going to win by a clear and convincing margin in Uttar Pradesh, although, on average, the BJP is forecast to win about 100 seats fewer than in the 2017 landslide.
Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) were stolen from a counting centre in Uttar Pradesh's Varanasi just two days before the counting of votes, Samajwadi Party leader Akhilesh Yadav alleged today, claiming video proof of the theft.