Exit polls predict victory for BJP; Details here

Srinagar, June 01: Early exit polls for the Lok Sabha elections suggest a strong majority for the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA).

According to the Republic TV-P Marq poll, the ruling alliance is expected to secure up to 359 seats, while the opposition INDIA bloc may claim 154 seats out of the 543-member Lok Sabha. Similarly, the Republic TV-Matrize poll forecasts 353-368 seats for the NDA and 118-133 seats for the opposition.

The Jan Ki Baat poll paints a similar picture, projecting 362-392 seats for the ruling NDA and 141-161 seats for the opposition alliance.

Overall, these exit polls hint at a comfortable majority for the NDA, with predictions of the ruling alliance making significant gains in states like Tamil Nadu, Kerala, and Karnataka.

BJP winning all 29 seats, including Chhindwara, in Madhya Pradesh: News 24-Today's Chanakya Exit Poll

The News 24-Today's Chanakya Exit Poll on Saturday predicted a clean sweep for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Madhya Pradesh, saying that the party could emerge winner on all 29 seats in the state.

Except for Chhindwara, which has been former Chief Minister Kamal Nath and Congress' stronghold for decades, the BJP retained 28 seats in the 2019 elections.

Amid rumours of him joining the BJP, the veteran leader had managed to secure a ticket for his son Nakul Nath from the Chhindwara constituency.

According to the Exit Poll, the state saw a 60 per cent vote share in favour of the BJP and 32 per cent for Congress.

During their election rallies in the state, BJP leaders, including Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia, accused former Chief Ministers Digvijaya Singh and Kamal Nath of playing a major role in derailing the development of Madhya Pradesh.

At the same time, they hailed schemes like 'Ladli Behna Yojana' initiated by the BJP, asserting that they have transformed the lives of lakhs of people in the state.

News 18 Tamil projects 36-39 seats for INDIA bloc in TN

Chennai, June 1 (IANS) The News 18 Tamil channel Exit Polls have projected the INDIA bloc to win 36-39 seats in the Lok Sabha elections in Tamil Nadu. Significantly, the projections also said that after a long gap, the BJP is set to win seats, ranging from 1-3, in the southern state, while the opposition AIADMK front is expected to bag 0-2 seats.

News 18 Tamil conducted the Exit Polls jointly with POLLHUB.

State Minister and DMK General Secretary S. Duraimurugan told IANS that the INDIA bloc would sweep the polls and that the final results on June 4 would be more than what is being projected by the various Exit Polls.

He also said that the DMK-led INDIA bloc candidates in the state would register convincing wins in all the constituencies.

In the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, the DMK won 38 out of the 39 seats in the state, while the remaining seat was won by the AIADMK which was a part of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) then.

BJP headed for landslide victory in MP, Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan: Axis My India

New Delhi, June 1 (IANS) The Hindi heartland states of Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh are tilted heavily towards the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), with the latter projected for a clear triumph in all three states, predicted Axis My India polling agency on Saturday.

The BJP is projected to sweep Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh (with an abundance of the tribal population) with a thumping mandate and projected to win 28-29 out of 29 seats and 10-11 out of 11 Lok Sabha seats respectively.

In Rajasthan, the INDIA bloc is seen making significant gains but not big enough to spoil the BJP’s victory march. BJP is forecasted to win 16-19 out of 25 seats while the INDIA bloc can win 5-7 seats. The BJP can fetch 51 per cent vote share while the INDIA bloc can gather close to 40 per cent.

Gujarat, the home state of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and also the BJP’s biggest bastion is seen registering a thumping victory for the BJP, yet again. INDIA bloc is projected to get 0-1 seat here while BJP is sweeping the state with 25-26 seats.

BJP winning 6-1 in Delhi, projects News 24-Today's Chanakya exit poll

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which achieved a 7-0 clean sweep in Delhi during the 2019 elections, could win six seats this time, the exit poll done by News 24-Today's Chanakya projected on Saturday.

The exit poll, which showed Congress winning the remaining one seat, gave the BJP a 52 per cent vote share in the national capital.

Congress, which fought elections along with its INDIA bloc partner Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), got 44 per cent vote share as per the exit poll.

The BJP had fielded six new candidates - Praveen Khandelwal (Chandni Chowk), Harsh Deep Malhotra (East Delhi), Yogender Chandolia (Northwest Delhi), Ramvir Singh Bhiduri (South Delhi), Kamaljeet Singh Sehrawat (West Delhi), and Bansuri Swaraj (New Delhi) - this time while retaining only one sitting MP, actor-turned-politician Manoj Tiwari from Northeast Delhi.

AAP fielded candidates from four constituencies and Congress contested from the remaining three seats.

During the high-octane election campaign, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had taken a jab at the grand old party, saying that "four generations of Congress party ruled the country but today they are reduced to such a state that they can't even contest on four Lok Sabha seats of Delhi". (With IANS inputs)