According to a slew of exit polls released on Thursday, the BJP is poised to form the government in Gujarat for a record seventh time.
In Himachal Pradesh, however, exit polls predict a close race between the incumbent BJP and the opposition Congress, with the former holding a slight advantage.
The NewsX-Jan Ki Baat exit poll projected BJP will win 117-140 seats in the 182-member Gujarat Assembly, while the Congress is expected to win 34-51 seats and AAP will win 6-13 seats.
Republic TV-P Marq has predicted that the BJP will win 128-148 seats in Gujarat, while the Congress will get around 30-42 seats and the AAP will get 2-10 seats.
TV-9 Gujarati predicts the BJP will win 125-130 seats in Gujarat, while the Congress will likely win 40-50 seats. AAP is expected to win 5 seats.
According to exit poll predictions for Gujarat, the Congress is expected to lose a significant number of seats from its current tally of 80, while the BJP is expected to easily pass the 92-seat majority mark.
Aaj Tak predicts the Congress will win 26-31 seats in the 68-member Himachal Assembly, where the BJP is expected to win 24-34 seats.
According to India TV-Matrize, the Congress is expected to win 26-31 seats in the hill state, while the BJP is also expected to win 26-31 seats.
According to the NewsX-Jan Ki Baat exit poll, the Congress is expected to win 27-34 seats in Himachal Pradesh, while the BJP is expected to win between 27 and 34 seats. The Republic TV-P Marq exit poll predicted identical projections of 28-33 seats for both parties, implying that the AAP may begin its Himachal campaign with a single seat. Both the Congress and the BJP are expected to win between 24 and 32 seats in Himachal Pradesh, according to Times Now-ETG.
According to Zee News-BARC, both major parties will win between 20 and 25 seats, with the AAP winning around three seats.