What exit polls tell us: Rajdeep Sardesai analyses the results

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There is little for the Congress party to cheer about as far as the exit polls of the states that recently went to polls are concerned. If the exit polls turn out to be correct, then the Congress party stands to lose both Assam and Kerala and will also end up on the losing side in West Bengal. Of the lot, the loss of Assam will hurt the grand old party more, because it's pitted directly against the BJP in the state. Kerala has a history of voting out governments every five years, hence that is likely to hurt less.

The Congress will be hoping that the exits polls turn out to be as wide off the mark as they were in the case of Bihar in 2015, but if that does not happen, the results will prove to be a major setback in the party's attempt to stage a comeback. It would mean that its winless streak since 2014 continues. The Congress party is yet to win a single election since its drubbing of 2014. Read more.