India, April 29 -- As voting for the second and final phase of the West Bengal Assembly elections concludes on Wednesday, attention is turning to exit polls, which are expected to start coming in after 6:30 pm today.

With a high-stakes contest underway, the big question remains - how reliable were these early projections in 2021?

The last phase of polling covered 142 seats across seven districts. While there were reports of violence and vandalism in parts of the state soon after voting began in the first phase on April 23, the final phase was described as largely peaceful.

In 2021, predictions were sharply divided, with agencies offering contrasting outcomes.

CVoter projected the All India Trinamool Congress (TMC) to retain power comf...