Indian stock indices witnessed a bloodbath on the day the Lok Sabha results are being announced, where incumbent BJP performed below par and seems it may fall short of exit poll predictions and the majority mark.
CPI(M) General Secretary Sitaram Yechury on Tuesday slammed the exit polls that predicted a landslide victory for the BJP-led NDA, alleging that they were done to influence the share market.
"The exact polls will be out in a few hours. We hope that the results will not be the same as the exit polls...People in Gujarat were enthusiastic and they wanted a change. We are hopeful that it will convert into votes," she told ANI.
As the counting of votes for the Lok Sabha polls is underway, the Bharatiya Janata Party-led NDA crossed the majority mark in early leads and the INDIA bloc above 200, defying all exit poll predictions.
As the counting of votes is underway in the 2024 Lok Sabha election, CPI(M) leader Brinda Karat on Tuesday slammed the exit polls that predicted a third term for Prime Minister Narendra Modi. She said that the initial trends suggested that the exit poll predictions were failing.
The NDA alliance, which includes the Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP), Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) and Janta Dal (United), are leading in Bihar, according to the latest trends issued by the Election Commission of India.
As the vote counting is underway for the 18th Lok Sabha elections, Union minister and BJP candidate from Secunderabad Lok Sabha constituency G Kishan Reddy took a jibe at Congress and asserted that the party members are the world's biggest intellectuals that is why they were blaming EVMs eve
"The leaders of all parties will decide about the options. There will be discussions and then the course of action will be communicated. We will hit the streets to save democracy because democracy is not their (BJP) heritage. It is the heritage of the Congress party...They (BJP) do not be
Samajwadi Party leader Ram Gopal Yadav on Monday said that exit polls are nothing but an attempt to demoralise the workers of the INDIA alliance and SP.
Most exit polls have predicted the return of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to power for a third consecutive term, with the BJP-led NDA expected to win a big majority in the Lok Sabha polls.
After the exit polls predicted that the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance is poised to retain power at the Centre with a thumping majority and register its third straight win in the Lok Sabha polls, Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Monday said that the people of the country are full of
Union Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar on Monday sharply reacted to Congress leader Shashi Tharoor's remark on the exit polls, saying Shashi Tharoor should start an English training institute and Rahul Gandhi should start a career in a gym.