"Why are you so frustrated?": BJP's Manoj Tiwari asks Rahul Gandhi after 'Modi media poll' remark

Jun 02, 2024

New Delhi [India], June 2 : Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Manoj Tiwari claimed on Sunday that Congress MP Rahul Gandhi seemed to be extremely angry as he referred to the exit polls as "Modi media polls" which predicted BJP-led NDA getting a majority to form the government for the third term.
"I saw Rahul Gandhi extremely angry today. Why are you so frustrated Rahul Gandhi? When you said that nobody would participate in Exit Polls, it became clear that you have lost. This frustration shows that never in his life, can Rahul Gandhi walk on a positive path or be the choice of people," Manoj Tiwari told ANI on Sunday.
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi earlier in the day referred to Punjabi singer Siddhu Moosewala's 295 track' when asked about the number of seats the INDIA bloc will win in the Lok Sabha polls.
Speaking to reporters in Delhi, Rahul Gandhi said, "Sidhu Moose Wala ka song suna hai aapne?" (Have you heard Sidhu Moose Wala's song) referring to the "295" track, he replied 295 seats.
Further, speaking on the exit polls, the Congress leader said, "It is not exit poll, it is Modi media poll. It is his fantasy poll."
Congress today held a meeting with the party's Lok Sabha candidates to discuss the strategy for counting day on June 4. "We have discussed with our PCC presidents, CMs, in-charges and candidates, they are all very confident. This exit poll is a bogus poll for the government. INDIA alliance will get 295 seats and certainly form the government," Congress general secretary (organisation) KC Venugopal said after the meeting.
Earlier today, Congress general secretary (communications) Jairam Ramesh rejected the exit poll projections and termed them as a "psychological game".
"The outgoing PM, the person who will have to leave for sure on June 4 has conspired all these things and has managed the exit polls. There will be a huge difference in exit polls and results of June 4. INDIA alliance had a meeting yesterday, we did detailed discussions on numbers, it's impossible that INDIA alliance will get anything below 295, " Jairam Ramesh said.
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, giving 8 to 20 seats to other parties.
The Republic PMarq exit poll gave 359 of 543 seats to NDA, 154 to INDIA bloc and 30 to others. Republic Matrize poll gave 353-368 seats to NDA, 118-113 to the INDIA bloc and 43-48 to others. The NewsX Dynamics gave 371 seats to NDA, 125 to INDIA bloc and 47 to others.