Lok Sabha Exit Poll 2024: Republic TV Predicts Higher NDA Win Margin
The exit poll sees the INDIA alliance, led by the Congress, securing 154 (15 seats plus or minus) seats.
The PM Narendra Modi government is set to return for a record third term, according to a survey by Republic TV. The exit poll suggests that the National Democratic Alliance, led by the Bhartiya Janta Party, is set to improve their victory margin in the Lok Sabha election 2024, as compared with the 2019 verdict.
In 2019, BJP secured 303 seats, while NDA had managed to win 353 seats. This year, the tally, as per Republic TV-PMarq will see the NDA bag 359 seats (15 seats plus or minus), out of a total 543 up for grabs.
The exit poll sees the INDIA alliance, led by the Congress, securing 154 (15 seats plus or minus) seats. The others are projected to win 30 seats. The Congress tally in 2019 was 52 seats.
The INDIA alliance is likely to beat the UPA tally in 2019 (91 seats).
The world's largest democratic exercise drew to a close at 6 p.m. on June 1, after running for a record 44 days from April 19 to June 1, with nearly 1 billion eligible voters.
The elections for the 543 contested Lok Sabha seats saw the BJP-led NDA and Congress-led INDIA bloc facing off against each other.
Phase 7 of the elections saw a voter turnout of approximately 59.05% across the country, whereas Phase 6 and Phase 5 recorded 63.36% and 62.2% turnout, respectively.
(Disclaimer: Exit poll data may not always be accurate.)
