"The result of the election will come from 'counting of votes', not from 'counting of thoughts'! 'Mann ki Baat' (one's thoughts) does not apply to elections, only 'Jan ki Baat' works. When the public is aware and vigilant, no one can do as he pleases," Yadav said in a post on 'X'.
According to India Today-Axis My India exit polls, NDA is predicted to win 361-401 seats in the Lok Sabha polls. The INDIA bloc is expected to win 131-166 seats, it said and gave 8 to 20 seats to other parties.
Charged up with exit polls predictions on Saturday that the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) is expected to make a clean sweep, Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Brijesh Pathak said the NDA will win all 80 seats in the state.
Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Saturday exuded confidence in forming the government of the INDIA bloc at the Centre after the Lok Sabha elections results will be declared on June 4 and said that the Bharatiya Janata Party will not cross 140 seats.
RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav, AAP MP Raghav Chadha, Jharkhand Chief Minister Champai Soren, and Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Anil Desai were among the leaders who arrived here today.
The prominent candidates in Ballia include Lallan Singh Yadav from the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP), Neeraj Shekhar from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), and Sanatan Pandey from the Samajwadi Party (SP).
Samajwadi Party's Lok Sabha candidate from Ghazipur, Afzal Ansari cast his vote at a polling booth in the constituency on Saturday. He is pitted against BJP's Paras Nath Rai and BSP's Umesh Kumar Singh.
Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Friday appealed to the party workers, office bearers and candidates to remain vigilant and "not get misled by BJP's exit polls."
Taking a swipe at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and Samajwadi Party leader Akhilesh Yadav, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday said that they will blame EVMs for their defeat after the Lok Sabha election results are out.