The results of assembly elections for Rajasthan, Chhatisgarh, Madhya Pradesh and Telangana will be out on December 3, 2023. But poll analysts, psephologists and even industrialists are coming up with their estimations on poll results. While elections in Hindi belt of Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan are over, Telangana is going to polls on November 30.
Harsh Vardhan Goenka, country's leading industrialist and chairman of legendary RPG Group, has come up with his own indication on assembly election results. He is among rare businessmen who is vocal about political and social issues and actively tweets his thoughts.said
In a tweet, Goenka has said,
“Everyone's waiting with bated breath for the assembly election results to come on Dec 3rd. A good indicator is the betting market (satta bazaar).”
According to his tweet based on the satta market projections, Congress is forming governments in Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh while BJP will come in power in Rajasthan. In Telangana, the ‘betters' have anticipated a tie Congress between Congress and BRS.
The projection of satta market, however has not been always correct. In past also, results have caught everyone on wrong foot.
“Predicting election results in India is like scaling Himalayas. Here's voters are either silent or don't speak the truth specially when it comes to voting. Elections are so tightly fought that there is hardly any margin of error,” said Prakash Bhandari, a senior journalist.
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