Voting has ended in the Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh assembly elections, which can only mean one thing. The hour of guesstimate is now upon us, a time when pollsters offer their predictions in the form of exit polls. Whether you hold exit polls dear or cast them aside, there’s one thing you can’t do – unsee them.
Exit polls have predicted the BJP’s return to power for a record seventh time in Gujarat, and have also given the saffron party an edge in Himachal. In Gujarat, the main talking points this election season were inflation, GST, farmer distress in Saurashtra, development and unemployment. In Himachal, conversations revolved around the old pension scheme, apple farming and unemployment.
