IT-Axis My India Exit Poll: Congress On Back Foot In Himachal As All 4 Seats Go To BJP

With the conclusion of polling in Himachal Pradesh today, all eyes are now on exit polls to determine who could possibly win the four Lok Sabha seats. According to India Today-Axis My India exit poll, the BJP is headed for a clean sweep in the hill state winning all four seats, repeating its 2019 performance. Mandi, Hamirpur, Kangra and Shimla are the Lok Sabha seats in the hill state, all of which are witnessing an intriguing fight. The BJP has fielded actor Kangana Ranaut from Mandi, who is challenging Congress's Vikramaditya Singh, the heir of the Rampur royal family and son of former Himachal Pradesh chief minister late Virbhadra Singh. In Hamipur, Union Minister Anurag Thakur is challenging Congress's Satpal Raizada. Congress last won Hamirpur in 1996. Anurag Thakur, who succeeded his father Prem Kumar Dhumal, has won consecutively in 2008, 2009, 2014, and 2019. In the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, the BJP won all four seats.