Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar on Friday rejected the Exit polls prediction on five states and said that only those on the ground know the reality and they do not reflect the entire picture of a state.
"It is a matter of satisfaction that projections show Congress ahead and I believe Congress will get around 60 seats...The decision on the Chief Minister will be taken by the Congress high command. Whatever they decide, we will accept," TS Singh Deo said while talking to ANI.
Bhartiya Janta Party Member of Parliament Harnath Singh Yadav on Friday rejected the exit poll prediction, giving an edge to Congress in Chhattisgarh and Telangana, while claiming that the BJP will form government in four states when the results are declared on December 3.
Most exit polls predicted BJP having a clear advantage in Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan, a clear edge to Congress in Chhattisgarh and Telangana and that the ruling MNF ahead in power sweepstakes in Mizoram.
'Political party and candidate' was the most significant factor in deciding voting patterns in three of the four states that went to the polls last month with the issue of "corruption" having varied significance among voters, according to the analysis by Today's Chanakya of its survey amo
Exit polls on Thursday gave varied predictions in the poll-bound states, giving advantage to BJP in Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan, a clear edge to Congress in Chhattisgarh and Telangana and that the ruling MNF was ahead in power sweepstakes in Mizoram
As most exit polls predicted BJP returning to power in Madhya Pradesh and facing neck-to-neck competition with Congress in Rajasthan, leaders of both parties reacted to the projections claiming their parties are set to form governments in respective states.
Talking to ANI, after the pollsters seemed to lean in favour of a Congress win in Chhattisgarh, Sao said, "Exit polls have a limited size. The sample size of the BJP is huge. I have been roaming in Chhattisgarh for the past 1.5 years. I have gone to each Vidhan Sabha and had conversations
Dismissing the exit poll projections, which put Congress in the lead in Chhattisgarh, state party chief and BJP leader Arun Sao said that the small sample size of exit polls does not reflect the exact situation adding that BJP is set to form government in the state after December 3.
After the exit-poll predictions for Chhattisgarh gave a clear edge to the incumbent BJP, Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Thursday thanked the women voters of the state, saying "Kaante ki takkar', 'Kaante ki takkar'...'Laadli behna ne saare kaante nikaal diye (What neck-to-neck fig
Hours after the exit poll projections gave Congress an edge over the BJP in Chhattisgarh, state Deputy Chief Minister and Congress leader T S Singh Deo on Thursday expressed satisfaction over the exit poll projections and said that the decision on CM will be taken by the Congress high com
The BJP on Thursday was dismissive of the exit-poll projections for Chhattisgarh and exuded confidence in the party wresting the state from the Congress.