New Delhi, April 29 -- Most of the exit polls on 29 April projected that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) may come to power in West Bengal for the first time ever. Two pollster, however, said that the ruling Trinamool Congress will retain power in the state after the high-stake elections held in two phases.

Of 294 constituencies in the West Bengal Assembly, 148 required to get a majority.

While Poll Dairy, Matrize News, PMARQ predicted the BJP to win, Janmat, People's Pulse projected the ruling TMC to retain power. The second and final phase of West Bengal Assembly polls concluded on Wednesday.

The contest in West Bengal was largely considered bipolar between the ruling TMC and a resurgent BJP. The exit poll results are rarely accurate...