In the hilly state of Uttarakhand, India TV -CVoter exit poll predicts that both the BJP and Congress are neck and neck, and may fall short of majority.
The projection range was: 29 to 35 for BJP, 29 to 35 for Congress, and 2 to 8 for 'Others'.
Vote share wise, the BJP may get 40.5 per cent of votes, the Congress 40.4 pc and 'Others' are predicted to get 19.2 pc votes.
Region wise, BJP may get 15-17 seats in Garhwal, and 7-9 seats each in Kumaun and plains, while the Congress may get 15-17 seats in Kumaun, 10-12 seats in plains and only 4-5 seats in Garhwal.
Others may get 1-3 each in Kumaun and Garhwal and 0-3 seats in the plains.
In the 2012 assembly polls, the Congress had won 32 seats, BJP 31 and 'Others' 7.
The exit poll was conducted on a sample size of 7220 spread in 70 seats, with a margin error of plus/minus 3 pc.