Who will form the government in Rajasthan, MP and Chhattisgarh? | How to know from exit polls? How true is this?

After polling in Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan, Mizoram and Telangana, the results are now awaited. Counting of votes is scheduled to take place on December 3. Before this, the exit polls of different agencies will come. The probability of forming the government in which state will be known from the exit polls.

After all how do these agencies claim which party will win the exit polls, who tells them who will form the government, how true are these claims? We will know the answers to these questions in today’s election education story…

Question-1: What is an exit poll and why is it called an exit poll?