India Exit Polls Split With Modi in Close Fight in State Elections
- BJP, Congress in tight race in Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh
- State polls seen as precursor to 2019 general elections
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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s popularity is in doubt as exit polls for elections that ended Friday in five states showed inconclusive projections before the federal vote next year.
Six major exit polls showed Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party and the opposition Congress party neck-and-neck in the states of Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh. Three polls showed BJP ahead, while the rest gave Congress a slight edge in the two states.