India, April 29 -- Voting for the 142 seats in the second and final phase of the West Bengal Assembly elections will conclude today, shifting voters' focus on the exit poll predicitions for these elections.

While Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Assam, and Puducherry voted earlier this month, Election Commission (EC) guidelines strictly prohibited the release of any predictions until the final vote was recorded in Bengal. Starting at 6:30 PM, a flurry of projections will offer the first glimpse into the potential political landscape of these five regions before the official counting begins on May 4.

Exit polls are projections made by survey agencies based on voter feedback collected immediately after people cast their ballots. Their purpose is to es...