UP, Gujarat, UT, Punjab- Election 2007

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<b>BSP on top, BJP 2nd in UP: Exit poll </b>
PTI | New Delhi
Bahujan Samaj Party would emerge on top followed by BJP relegating ruling Samajwadi Party to the third spot in Uttar Pradesh assembly polls, an

NDTV exit poll said after the third phase of polling in the state.
If the swing remains the same in the next four phases
BSP would bag between 120 and 130,
BJP 110-120 and
SP 105-115 in the 403-member House, the projections showed.

The poll placed Chief Minister Mulayam Singh Yadav, whose party has its core support base among Muslims, in third position in areas dominated by the community.

It predicted
35 to 45 seats for Congress and
10 to 20 for other groups in case the voting swing remained the same throughout until the last phase of elections.

The <b>exit poll put BJP at the top in the third phase </b>in which 57 constituencies went to poll,
predicting 20 to 24 seats for the saffron party,
15 to 19 seats for BSP,
10 to 14 for SP and its allies and
4 to 8 for the Congress.

The <b>BJP won the maximum 27.6 per cent </b>of the vote share followed by
BSP (24.5 per cent),
SP (23.5 per cent),
Congress (15.1 per cent) and
others (9.3 per cent), the poll showed.

An <b>exit poll by Star News </b>predicted
138 seats for the BSP,
107 for the BJP and its allies,
93 for the SP,
27 for the Congress and
38 for others.

Its projections from today's polling in 57 constituencies gave the
BJP the maximum number of 20 seats followed by
17 for the BSP,
12 for the SP, and
four for the Congress and as many for others.


<b>An India TV-C Voter exit poll</b> showed the
SP securing 23 to 27 seats, the
BJP 13 to 17, the
BSP 11 to 15 and the
Congress two to six seats from today's voting