Election Results 2024: Exit polls bite the dust
The Hindu
Election Results 2024: Exit polls for Lok Sabha 2024 elections were inaccurate, with BJP-led NDA falling short and opposition INDIA bloc gaining ground.
The Exit polls for the Lok Sabha 2024 elections were way off the mark this time with the opposition INDIA bloc – whose rout they had predicted – touching nearly 230 seats on the counting day with good showing in Rajasthan, Maharashtra, and Uttar Pradesh as per the current trends.
The performance of the BJP-led NDA was far below the forecast of exit polls, which had given the ruling alliance over 350 seats.
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At 4.40 PM, the NDA was leading on more than 290 seats, while the INDIA bloc was close to achieving 230 seats.
After being routed in the 2019 polls, the Congress made a comeback in states like Rajasthan and Haryana, while improving considerably in Uttar Pradesh courtesy of its ally Samajwadi Party.
Published on June 1, all exit polls forecast a victory with over 350 seats for the BJP-led NDA government, with News 24-Today's Chanakya predicting even 400 seats for the alliance.
While India Today-Axis My India had forecast 361-401 seats for the BJP-led alliance and 131-166 seats for the opposition INDIA bloc in the 543-member Lok Sabha, the ABP-C Voter predicted 353-383 seats for the ruling alliance and 152-182 seats for the rival bloc.
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