The Bernstein report anticipates an increased emphasis on direct social schemes to address voter concerns, especially in rural areas where the BJP experienced significant losses.
"People who voted this time, are higher in number than the total population of many countries. The voters of Jammu and Kashmir, have showed great enthusiasm by showing record turnout. They have shown a mirror to those who tried to defame India globally," PM Modi said.
As the Congress-led United Democratic Front in Kerala is poised to win as many as 18 Lok Sabha seats out of 20 in the state, Leader of Opposition in Kerala Assembly VD Satheesan expressed his gratitude to the voters and said that the INDIA alliance will protect democracy and secularism in th
Notably, the Congress candidate from Indore, Akshay Kanti Bam, withdrew his nomination on the last day for withdrawal of nomination and switched over to BJP. Following this, the Congress party urged voters to press the NOTA button in the elections.
As he is poised to bring maiden Lok Sabha victory for the BJP in Kerala, actor-politician Suresh Gopi "bowed down to" the Thrissur's "truly secular voters", adding that there were attempts to "corrupt" the voters' mind away from the BJP but Gods "led them in the correct path".
In a post on his X account, Omar Abdullah conceded defeat and congratulated Independent candidate Abdul Rashid Sheikh for his victory in North Kashmir. He added that the voters have spoken and in a democracy, that's all that matters.
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.
"Axis My India has done Exit Polls continuously for the last 10 years. We have done that for 69 elections, including 2 Lok Sabha elections. Our predictions have been correct 65 times...and in these 65 times, every Opposition party including Congress has won one or the other time," Axis My In
A day ahead of the counting of votes for the Lok Sabha polls, senior Congress leader Digvijaya Singh has said that the INDIA alliance will get 295 seats and form the next government
As many as 55 candidates across political affiliations pitted themselves in the battle for the Lok Sabha in Uttarakhand, with more than 83 lakh registered voters adjudicating their fates. Uttarakhand went to the polls for all five seats in a single phase on April 19.