New Delhi: Exit polls for the Delhi Assembly election on Saturday forecast a comfortable victory for the ruling Aam Aadmi Party despite a likely rise in tally for the BJP in the 70- member House.

The Times Now- Ipsos exit polls predicted that Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal will retain his chair with the AAP winning 44 seats against 26 for the BJP. The Republic- Jan ki Baat survey gave the AAP 48- 61 seats and the BJP 9- 21 seats. The TV9 Bharatvarsh- Cicero predicted 54 seats for the AAP, 15 for the BJP and one for the Congress.