Delhi exit polls later today: What the surveys predicted in 2015, 2020
Delhi exit polls later today: What the surveys predicted in 2015, 20 While the average of exit polls correctly predicted a hung Assembly in 2013, they predicted much closer contests in 2015 and 2020, two elections in which the AAP nearly swept Delhi’s 70 Assembly seats. (Express photo by Tashi Tobgyal) The exit poll findings for the Delhi Assembly elections will be out later in the day after voting concludes. Surveys since the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) made its debut in 2013 have failed to capture the extent of the Arvind Kejriwal-led party’s dominance. While the average of exit polls correctly predicted a hung Assembly in 2013, they predicted much closer contests in 2015 and 2020, two elections in which the AAP nearly swept Delhi’s 70 Assembly seats. 2013 An average of four exit polls in 2013 put the BJP in a commanding position with 35 seats, just shy of the 36-seat majority mark while predicting that the AAP and the Congress would each finish with 17 seats. Ultimately, the BJP man...