GHMC election results: Exit polls project TRS win; BJP eating into KCR & Owaisi's seats

All eyes are on results of Greater Hyderab Municipal Corporation (GHMC) elections as fate of TRS, BJP and AIMIM in hotly-contested battle will be decided on Friday as counting is underway.

high-octane campaign trail saw a massive face-off between BJP, AIMIM and TRS with saffron party getting star campaigners like Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Yogi ityanath, JP Nda to woo voters in Hyderab. Various exit polls indicate a victory for KCR's TRS which is predicted to win over 70 seats although early trends after commencing of counting shows BJP putting up a strong fight.  current term of GHMC council will end on February 2021. Previously, in 2016 elections, AIMIM won 44 seats, TRS won 99, BJP 4 seats, Congress 2, and TDP won one seat.

poll campaign for GHMC polls went communal with TRS, BJP and AIMIM issuing sharp remarks on each or. Emboldened by ir victory in Dubbak by-polls and increased vote percentage in Lok Sabha polls 2019, BJP h appointed a poll team heed by its national general secretary Bhupender Yav and will be sending its big guns including Home Minister and senior BJP leer Amit Shah and party chief JP Nda. 

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Exit polls predict TRS win in GHMC polls

Jan Ki Baat Exit Poll predicts a TRS victory with 74 seats and a vote share of 37.4%. As BJP went hammer and tongs during campaign,   saffron party is predicted to get a vote share of 33.6% and 31 seats. Asuddin Owaisi-led AIMIM is projected to get 40 seats and 21% vote share.

CPS team Exit poll predicted TRS victory with KCR-led party set to win 68-78 seats, BJP to win 25-35 seats, and AIMIM to win 38-42 seats. It predicts that Congress will win 1-5 seats. BJP is predicted to get a vote share of 27.9% and TRS 39 %.

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People's Pulse Exit Polls predicts TRS to get 68-78 seats, BJP is projected to get 25-35 seats and AIMIM projected to get 38-42.

AARAA EXit Polls predicts that TRS will get 78 seats while BJP will get 28 seats. AIMIM will get 41 seats. vote share of BJP is projected to increase to 31.2 % and AIMIM's 13.4.

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Counting underway

Elaborate arrangements have been me for counting process which would begin at 8 AM on Friday. Counting centres have been set up at 30 places and total number of personnel engaged in counting is 8,152. entire counting process would be recorded with CCTV cameras installed at every counting table, y said. Ballot papers were used for poll and consequently, results are likely to be known only in evening or in night. Telangana State Election Commission h decided to conduct election with ballot papers after obtaining views of major political parties, health department in view of COVID-19 and taking into consideration various relevant issues.

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Low voter turnout despite star-studded campaigns

A high-decibel, no holds barred campaign involving a battery of BJP leers such as Amit Shah and Yogi ityanath versus ruling TRS for Greater Hyderab Municipal Corporation (GHMC) election was followed by a low turnout polling on Tuesday. About 35% of 74 lakh-odd voters turned up to cast ir votes. Counting of votes will be taken up on December 4. Polling passed off peacefully, but not without any glitch, as repoll was ordered in ward number 26 owing to a symbol mix-up involving two Left parties-- CPI and CPI (M), officials said. Ballot papers were used in a total of 150 wards of corporation.