LIVE | Exit polls predict 350-plus seats for NDA, 120-150 for INDIA bloc
As the nation finishes voting across seven phases, exit polls results seek to gauge the voter's mood; which way is the wind blowing?
On June 1, India finished voting for its 18th Lok Sabha, and the results will be announced on June 4 (Tuesday).
Meanwhile, various media groups and pollsters have conducted exit polls, where voters across election phases and geographies were asked whom they voted for.
The 2024 Parliament elections, which started on April 19, spanned over seven phases. Today, voters in 57 constituencies across eight states and Union Territories cast their votes, wrapping up the exercise.
Apart from the Lok Sabha, Assembly elections were held for Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Odisha and Sikkim. Some of the exit polls will cover these, too.
Catch the excitement as it happens.
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- 1 Jun 2024 1:15 PM GMT
India Today exit poll predicts big win for INDIA bloc in TN
India Today exit poll says INDIA bloc is likely to sweep Tamil Nadu. It predicts 20-22 seats of the 39 Lok Sabha seats for the DMK and 6-8 seats for INDIA ally Congress. The BJP is projected to win between 1 and 3 seats. - 1 Jun 2024 1:09 PM GMT
Republic-PMARQ predicts 359 for NDA
According to the Republic PMARQ Exit Poll, NDA gets 359 seats, INDIA gets 154 seats, and others get 30.
- 1 Jun 2024 1:07 PM GMT
INDIA bloc to get over 295 seats: Kharge
INDIA bloc parties will get more than 295 seats in the Lok Sabha polls, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge said on Saturday, asserting that they had arrived at the figure after feedback from people.
Targeting the BJP, he said, “They are trying to give a narrative through government exit polls and we want to tell the people the truth. The INDIA bloc will get more than 295 seats. We have arrived at this figure after speaking with all our leaders,” Kharge said.
According to news reports, this is how Kharge came to the number: 40 seats in UP, 7 in Rajasthan, 24 in Maharashtra, 22 in Bihar, 40 in Tamil Nadu, 20 in Kerala, 24 in West Bengal (including TMC), 13 in Punjab, 1 in Chandigarh, 4 in Delhi, 5 in Chhattisgarh, 10 in Jharkhand, 7 in Madhya Pradesh, 7 in Haryana, and 16 in Karnataka.
“This is a survey of the people. The people have given this information to our leaders. The government surveys are there and their media friends also inflate figures and put it out. Therefore, we want to tell you about the reality,” the Congress president said.
- 1 Jun 2024 12:52 PM GMT
INDIA does a U-turn on exit poll debates
INDIA bloc parties on Saturday (June 1) announced that they will participate in the exit poll debates on television in the evening after the grouping's top leaders met and deliberated on the issue at Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge's residence.The development came a day after the Congress said it has decided not to participate in any Lok Sabha exit poll debates on television channels. The party does not want to indulge in speculation and slugfest for TRP, it had said.
