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On Sunday, Samajwadi Party leader Akhilesh Yadav wrote on the social site X, “Exit polls are not based on EVMs but on DMs. Administration should remember that there is no force greater than people’s power.” He added, “Understand the chronology of exit polls. The opposition had already declared that BJP’s media will show them crossing 300 seats, which could create an opportunity for manipulation. Today’s BJP-led exit poll was prepared months ago, channels are just airing it now. This exit poll is deceiving public opinion.”
He elaborated, stating, “Drawing from this exit poll data, supporters of the BJP anticipate leveraging the stock market’s opening on Monday. The implication being, if these exit polls held no fallacy and the BJP wasn’t genuinely facing defeat, they wouldn’t resort to internal scapegoating. The anxious countenances of BJP members betray their concerns, indicating an underlying truth. They perceive an inability to sway the nation’s destiny as easily as they might influence a local election, recognizing the heightened vigilance of the opposition and the heightened public discontent.
Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut labeled the exit poll as “corporate games and deception” on Sunday and claimed that media companies issuing exit polls were under pressure. He stated in conversations with journalists that the opposition alliance ‘India’ (Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance) will win 295 to 310 seats in the 543-member house (Lok Sabha) and form the government. He also said that they do not need exit polls as they work on the ground and are familiar with the silent wave.
BJP leader Ravishankar Prasad responded to the exit poll by saying that exit polls are indeed exact polls. The country’s public is set to give Prime Minister Narendra Modi a decisive majority. The journey that started in 1982 is now crossing 400 seats. When PM Modi used to say, people would mock him, now they understand. He said that PM Modi is working for the farmers, for the security of the country, working against terrorism, and based on all these works, he has received votes. The most votes are coming from Jammu and Kashmir for removing Article 370. People living in villages are also benefiting from PM Modi’s schemes. I think the public of the country should be with PM Modi. On the other hand, responding to the questions raised on exit polls by opposition leaders, he said that the opposition should not dream during the day.
