'Modi, Rahul to win, but Jaitley, Mulayam may lose' - Times of India

NEW DELHI: BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi and Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi are likely to win from Varanasi and Amethi seats respectively, according to an exit poll conducted by ABP news channel released on Tuesday.

The poll predicts that in Varanasi, AAP's leader Arvind Kejriwal will come second while Congress candidate Ajay Rai will be relegated to the third position, but Kumar Vishwas will only manage third position in Amethi leaving second slot for while BJP's Smriti Irani is predicted to come second.

SP chief Mulayam Singh Yadav faces a stiff challenge in Azamgarh and may end up losing, the survey adds that BJP leader Arun Jaitley, Lalu's daughter Misa Bharti and his wife Rabri Devi also face the risk of defeat. RLD chief Ajit Singh, Nandan Nilekani, Medha Patkar are predicted to lose from their respective seats. BJP's Harsh Vardhan is set to win the Chandni Chowk seat.

AAP's Ashutosh and Congress candidate Kapil Sibal will manage the second and third position in this hotly contested seat.