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Exit Poll Results 2024: NDA Predicted to Secure Over 350 Seats, BJP Leads in Maharashtra and Karnataka
Exit Poll Results 2024 Highlights: After a marathon Lok Sabha elections 2024 – spread over six weeks, the second longest general election since 1951-52 – it’s time for Exit Polls. A big win for the ruling BJP-led NDA has been predicted by twelve exit polls – India Today– Axis My India (361-401), News 24-Today's Chanakya (400), ABP News-C Voter (353-383), Republic Bharat- P Marq (359), India News- D-Dyanamics (371), Republic Bharat- Matrize (353-368), Dainik Bhaskar (281-350), News Nation (342-378), TV 9 Bharatvarsh- Polstrat (342), Times Now-ETG (358), India TV- CNX (362-392), and Jan Ki Baat (362-392).
The exit polls have also predicted NDA dominance in Karnataka and Maharashtra and Left-led alliance’s rout in Kerala. In Bengal, the exit polls predicted a better performance for the BJP than it did the last time. Most exit polls have said that the BJP will now be the single-largest party in Bengal in terms of Lok Sabha seats.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, 73, and his party, BJP, is widely expected to come back to power for a third straight term. The Congress, hamstrung by poll losses and a string of defections, is part of the Opposition bloc INDIA taking on the BJP.
In the 2019 polls, BJP romped home with 303 seats and the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) pushed the number to 352. The Congress secured 52 seats and the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) totaled 91.
The BJP this time has set a target of 370 seats and with help from its allies aims to go past the 400 mark. There are 543 seats in the Lower House of Parliament and the majority mark is 272.
Health Warning: Exit polls are not always accurate.
Today, Maharashtra Congress Leader Nana Patole dismissed the exit polls that predicted a huge BJP win in the Lok Sabha elections 2024. He expressed confidence that the INDIA alliance will secure more than 300 seats in the election.
Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Brajesh Pathak stated that the exit polls have shown that the BJP is poised to form the government with a substantial majority. NDA is projected to win all the 80 seats in Uttar Pradesh, while the people have rejected the Samajwadi Party and Congress alliance.
TDP spokesperson Jyothsna Tirunagari declared that the party is set to win big, form the government, and perform exceedingly well in the parliament numbers. The BJP-led National Democratic Alliance is also expected to edge the contest for Maharashtra’s 48 Lok Sabha seats, according to exit polls.
The Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) is set to sweep Kerala once again in 2024, while the BJP-led NDA will open its account in the southern state, as per the poll of exit polls.