India
BJP outperformed most exit polls to get two-thirds majority in Bengal, but one pollster got figures right
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The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) outperformed exit poll projections to get a two-thirds majority in Bengal. The party maintained a lead in 192 seats, while the Trinamool Congress (TMC) got 95 seats, as per Election Commission trends. A majority of pollsters had given a narrow lead to the BJP, but the party's massive support defied these projections. The closest exit poll projection to the actual figures was from Today's Chanakya, which predicted 192 seats for the BJP and 100 for the TMC.