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The BJP-led NDA government is projected to get a clear majority in the Lok Sabha elections, according to various exit poll results telecast after the mammoth seven-phase polls came to an end on Sunday.
Most of the surveys gave NDA over 300 seats, while Congress-led UPA is expected to settle near 140 seats. According to Republic Bharat-Jan ki Baat exit polls, NDA will win more than 300 seats. Times Now-VMR predicted NDA winning 306 and UPA 132 seats.
Most of the polls suggested that the Congress, which had registered its worst performance in 2014 with 44 seats, would fall below the 100 mark, with News18-IPSOS projecting only 46 seats for the party.
Even though most exit polls predicted that the BJP would retain power at the Centre, the scenario in politically crucial Uttar Pradesh was split wide open.
In this election, West Bengal is witnessing a fierce fight between the Trinamool Congress and the BJP. Exit poll projections predict that the BJP is set to make significant gains in the state that has 42 seats.
The Congress’ efforts to string together a grand alliance or a ‘Mahagathbandhan’ along with the Rashtriya Janata Dal in Bihar seems to have bit the dust as exit polls have predicted another mandate for the BJP-JD(U) alliance.
Most pollsters predict that the BJP, which won 1 seat in the state in 2014, will surpass the BJD’s tally this time in Odisha.
