{"id":502,"date":"2019-05-19T21:28:39","date_gmt":"2019-05-19T15:43:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/himalini.com\/en\/?p=502"},"modified":"2019-05-19T21:28:39","modified_gmt":"2019-05-19T15:43:39","slug":"exit-polls-give-clean-sweep-to-bjp-led-nda","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/himalini.com\/en\/exit-polls-give-clean-sweep-to-bjp-led-nda.html","title":{"rendered":"Exit polls give clean sweep to BJP-led NDA"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_478\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-478\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"478\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/himalini.com\/en\/pm-oli-in-lumbni-for-buddha-jayanti-indian-pm-modi-offers-prayers-at-kedarnath.html\/modi-in-kedarnath\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/himalini.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/modi-in-kedarnath.jpg?fit=660%2C389&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"660,389\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"modi in kedarnath\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;The results on May 23 will determine whether the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led BJP government can secure a majority of its own for the second time&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/himalini.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/modi-in-kedarnath.jpg?fit=300%2C177&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/himalini.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/modi-in-kedarnath.jpg?fit=640%2C377&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-478\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/himalini.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/modi-in-kedarnath.jpg?resize=640%2C377&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"377\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/himalini.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/modi-in-kedarnath.jpg?w=660&amp;ssl=1 660w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/himalini.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/modi-in-kedarnath.jpg?resize=300%2C177&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-478\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The results on May 23 will determine whether the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led BJP government can secure a majority of its own for the second time<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>As the polling for the seventh and final phase of the 2019 Lok Sabha elections ended on Sunday, exit polls gave a clear edge to BJP-led NDA.<\/p>\n<p>The EC said the polling for 542 parliamentary constituencies across states and Union Territories concluded at 6 pm. The majority mark is 272.<\/p>\n<p>The exit poll results released by multiple news channels are suggesting a return to power for the BJP, even as the UPA doubled in numbers from the pathetic show of 2014.<\/p>\n<p>Most of the surveys gave NDA over 300 seats, while Congress-led UPA is expected to settle near 140 seats. Meanwhile, in Uttar Pradesh, the SP-BSP alliance is expected to win 20-40 seats. The BJP is likely to make significant inroads in West Bengal where party chief Amit Shah has reiterated the BJP\u2019s assurance of deporting \u201cinfiltrators\u201d if voted to power.<\/p>\n<table border=\"3\" width=\"325\" cellspacing=\"2\" cellpadding=\"1\" align=\"center\">\n<caption>WHAT EXIT POLLS PREDICT<\/caption>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"col\"><\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\">NDA<\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\">UPA<\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\">Others<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\">Times Now-VMR<\/th>\n<td>306<\/td>\n<td>132<\/td>\n<td>104<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\">Republic TV-CVoter<\/th>\n<td>287<\/td>\n<td>128<\/td>\n<td>127<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\">ABP News<\/th>\n<td>267<\/td>\n<td>127<\/td>\n<td>148<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\">Republic-Jan Ki Baat<\/th>\n<td>305<\/td>\n<td>124<\/td>\n<td>113<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\">News Nation<\/th>\n<td>286<\/td>\n<td>122<\/td>\n<td>134<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\">News 18-IPSOS<\/th>\n<td>336<\/td>\n<td>82<\/td>\n<td>124<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\">News X-Neta<\/th>\n<td>242<\/td>\n<td>165<\/td>\n<td>135<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\">India Today-Axis<\/th>\n<td>339-368<\/td>\n<td>77-108<\/td>\n<td>65-95<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As the polling for the seventh and final phase of the 2019 Lok Sabha elections ended on Sunday, exit polls gave a clear edge to BJP-led NDA. The EC said the polling for 542 parliamentary constituencies across states and Union Territories concluded at 6 pm. The majority mark is 272. 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