LDF in Kerala rejects exit poll predictions; term it suspicious, politically motivated
The Hindu
Kerala Left dismisses exit polls as suspicious and politically motivated, questioning BJP's predicted success in the state.
The ruling Left in Kerala termed the exit poll predictions as "suspicious" and "politically motivated". The exit polls said that the BJP-led NDA will open its account and end its electoral drought in a State dominated by the Congress-led UDF and the CPI(M)-led LDF.
LDF convener and veteran CPI(M) leader E.P. Jayarajan said the exit poll predictions were not arrived at through some scientific findings or experiments, "it was not based on public sentiments" and was not an observation following a proper analysis of the elections.
"I suspect it is politically motivated. All the exit polls have taken a stand that repeats and strengthens what the BJP has been saying till now (about the poll results). That is what makes it even more suspicious," he told a TV channel.
Mr. Jayarajan said that, therefore, there should be extreme vigil during the counting process on June 4.
The exit polls predicted that the BJP will nationally win over 350 seats and that it will open its account in Kerala.
Rejecting the predictions, Mr. Jayarajan questioned on what basis the exit polls predicted that the BJP will open its account in the State. "I believe it is a political creation. The BJP has hardly any chance of opening its account in Kerala. The actual fact is that the BJP will not get even one seat in Kerala," he said.
The LDF convener further said that Kerala was a secular state with a new generation that was highly educated and secular in its outlook. "Kerala society does not wish for a communal party to come here," he added.
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