Voters in the states of Telanganaand Rajasthan exercised their franchise on Friday. The voting started at 7am in 13 Maoist-affected constituencies of Telangana and at 8am in other parts of the state and in Rajasthan. Initially slow, the voting picked up later with EVM glitches being reported from a few constituencies but polling was by and large smooth.

The much awaited exit polls for all the five states that went to polls over the last one month were released after the voting ended in Telangana and Rajasthan.

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Rajasthan, Telangana are among the 5 states -- others being Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Mizoram -- that went to the polls. Capping a high-decible campaign, the five voted in four-phase polls starting November 12 and the results will be known on December 11.

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7:59 pm IST CNX - Times Now exit polls project a hung house in Mizoram The CNX-Times Now exit polls predict a hung house in Mizoram with a close fight between the MNF and Mizoram. The survey predicts the MNF to win around 18 seats and around 16 seats for the Congress party. #ExitPolls predict close fight between MNF and the Congress in Mizoram. Read more here: https://t.co/MCSfG2gIaS#ElectionsWithHT #MizoramElections2018 pic.twitter.com/T9UCx31mLx — Hindustan Times (@htTweets) December 7, 2018





7:33 pm IST Surveys predict clear edge for Congress in Rajasthan The exit polls are predicting the Congress party to sweep Rajasthan. While the CVoter-Republic TV, CNX-Times Now and Axis My India- India Today exit polls project the Congress party to be surging ahead, India TV survey predicts a close contest between the two rival parties. #ExitPolls | Congress gets clear edge in Rajasthan as per surveys. Read more here: https://t.co/B7xJIu0scL#ElectionsWithHT #RajasthanElections2018 pic.twitter.com/ZeFhuEyT8L — Hindustan Times (@htTweets) December 7, 2018





7:12 pm IST Exit polls show a close contest between BJP and Congress in Chhattisgarh The exit polls are showing a close contest between the ruling BJP and Congress in Chhattisgarh. While CVoter-Republic TV and Axis-My India-India Today predicted the Congress surging ahead in the state, CNX - Times Now, India TV and CSDS - ABP projects the BJP as the winner. Here’s the seat projection for Chhattisgarh as per surveys: #ElectionsWithHT | Exit polls show a close contest between the ruling BJP and the Congress in Chhattisgarh. Read more here: https://t.co/B7xJIu0scL#ChhattisgarhElections#ExitPolls pic.twitter.com/9pammWTDUU — Hindustan Times (@htTweets) December 7, 2018





7:06 pm IST Close fight between MNF and Congress in Mizoram: CVoter - Republic TV The CVoter-Republic TV survey projects a close fight between the Mizo National Front (MNF) and Congress in Mizoram. The exit polls predict the MNF to be winning between 16-20 seats and project around 14-18 seats for the Congress.





6:54 pm IST Jogi-Mayawati alliance likely to win between 4-8 seats in Chhattisgarh: Axis My India - India Today and Aaj Tak The Ajit Jogi Mayawati alliance, which was being projected as the kingmaker in Chhattisgarh, is likely to win betwwen 4-8 seats in the states, says Axis My India - India Today and Aaj Tak exit polls.





6:10 pm IST Close fight between BJP and Congress in Chhattisgarh: Republic TV CVoter-Republic TV exit polls predict a close fight between the BJP and Congress in Chhattisgarh with the former likely to win between 35-43 seats and Congress likely to win 40-50 seats. Here’s the seat projection for Chhattisgarh as per surveys: #ElectionsWithHT | #ChhattisgarhElections2018 | Here’s the seat projection for Chhattisgarh as per surveys #ExitPolls



Track LIVE updates here: https://t.co/MCSfG2gIaS pic.twitter.com/U4DSh2MxUr — Hindustan Times (@htTweets) December 7, 2018





6:07 pm IST BJP to retain Chhattisgarh: India TV exit polls The India TV exit polls suggest BJP is likely to win between 42-50 seats and retain Chhattisgarh. #ElectionsWithHT | BJP to retain Chhattisgarh, show India TV #exitpolls; to win 42-50 seats.

Track LIVE updates here: https://t.co/MCSfG2gIaS#ChattisgarhElections2018 pic.twitter.com/3bwP5dgPoQ — Hindustan Times (@htTweets) December 7, 2018





6:02 pm IST TRS to win Telangana, suggests CNX - Times Now The CNX-Times Now survey suggests caretaker chief minister KCR’s party likely to win Telangana. The survey shows Congress as no.2 with around 37 seats. #ElectionsWithHT | In Telangana, TRS to win with 66 seats, show CNX - Times Now #exitpolls. Congress No. 2 with 37 seats. #TelanganaElections #AssemblyElection2018 — Hindustan Times (@htTweets) December 7, 2018





5:58 pm IST CNX - Times Now, Axis My India - India Today and Aaj Tak exit polls show Congress winning in Rajasthan The CNX-Times Now exit polls show Congress surging ahead of Rajasthan with around 105 seats while BJP likely to retain 85 seats. #ElectionsWithHT | The CNX - Times Now #exitpolls show Congress

winning in Rajasthan. Here’s what the break up looks like -



BJP - 85

Congress - 105

Others - 9 #RajasthanElections2018 #AssemblyElection2018 — Hindustan Times (@htTweets) December 7, 2018 As per the Axis My India - India Today and Aaj Tak survey, Congress is likely to win between 119-141 seats, whereas the BJP is projected to win 55-72 seats,





5:44 pm IST Congress, BJP in tight race in MP: CNX-Times Now CNX - Times Now exit polls show that BJP is likely to win between 102-120 seats while the Congress is expected to win between 104-122 seats. #ElectionsWithHT | CNX - Times Now #exitpolls show BJP winning in Madhya Pradesh with 126 seats, Congress gets 89.#MadhyaPradeshElections2018 #AssemblyElection2018 — Hindustan Times (@htTweets) December 7, 2018 .





5:27 pm IST Election results to be declared on December 11 The results of the high-pitched battle in 5 states - Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan, Telangana and Mizoram - will be declared on December 11.





5:10 pm IST Polling ends in Rajasthan The polling has ended in Rajasthan, however,people already in the polling stations will be allowed to vote. The state recorded 72.17% polling by 5pm. Click here for Live updates onRajasthan assembly elections.



