New Delhi, April 29 -- After a nearly a month-long electoral process, voting in the assembly elections across five states, Assam, Kerala, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu, and West Bengal concluded on Wednesday. While the assembly elections for Assam, Kerala, and Puducherry were held on April 9, Tamil Nadu went to the polling booth on April 23. Among the five states, only West Bengal had a multi-phase vote on April 23 and 29. Results of all five state assembly elections will be announced on May 4.

But as the voting concluded in West Bengal, the exit poll results are already out, with the BJP projected as clear winners in Assam and Puducherry, while DMK is set to retain power in Tamil Nadu. According to the pollsters, the Congress-led UDF is set to...