Summary: If exit poll predictions turn out to be right, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and his Haryana counterpart Manohar Lal Khattar will make a comeback regardless of their mixed report card over the past five years. Neither faced much of an opposition, which ran a listless campaign in both states. A defeat is not unexpected but will further deflate an already dispirited bunch of parties, especially the Congress. The Congress is yet to recover from its crash in the national elections; Rahul Gandhi's resignation spurred confusion, infighting and multiple exits.
