"BJP manipulates everything...," says Tamil Nadu Minister Mano Thangaraj on exit polls
Jun 03, 2024
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], June 3 : After the exit polls predicted victory for the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance and a straight third term for Narendra Modi as Prime Minister, Tamil Nadu minister and DMK leader Mano Thangaraj asserted that the BJP manipulates each and everything and called the exit polls as a manipulation done by Modi media groups.
Speaking with ANI, the Minister of Milk and Dairy Development of Tamil Nadu said, "We have a rich experience with BJP manipulating each and everything. Do you know how the poll managers of the BJP started this and tried to manipulate people? This is to create a sense of fear among the Opposition cadres as well as demotivate them."
Alleging that the BJP through exit polls is trying to create an impact among the officers who are involved in the counting of votes, Mano Thangaraj said, "This is not going to work and the ground reality is different. On what basis they have predicted, we don't know. It is purely a manipulation done by Modi media groups."
Expressing confidence in the INDIA bloc, Thangaraj said, "... We all know that the corporate media team have done something in favour of Modi. Although, one thing is for sure--the INDIA alliance will form the government."
The BJP-led National Democratic Alliance is poised for a hat-trick win in Lok Sabha polls with a massive majority, exit polls predicted on Saturday and indicated that the ruling party at the Centre would improve its performance in several states ruled by other parties.
A few exit polls predicted that the BJP-led NDA could reach the goal of "400 paar" stated by BJP leaders in the run-up to the Lok Sabha polls.
The exit polls predicted that the ruling BJP-led NDA is poised to improve its performance over its 2019 record when it won 352 seats. Two polls predicted the BJP also improving its numbers from the 303 seats it won in the 2019 Lok Sabha polls.
Meanwhile, the exit poll predicted a marked rise in NDA's vote share in Tamil Nadu which is expected to go to 22 per cent. According to the Axis My India exit poll, the BJP-led NDA is expected to win 2-4 seats in Tamil Nadu. The INDIA bloc, which has both DMK and Congress in it, is set to win 33-37 seats out of 39 Lok Sabha seats.
The Narendra Modi-led BJP is seeking a third term in power, while the opposition INDIA bloc is aiming to wrest power by stopping the juggernaut.
