"There is no Modi-wave this time..." says K'taka minister MB Patil after LS poll predictions
Jun 03, 2024
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], June 3 : Terming the exit polls "unrealistic", Karnataka minister and Congress leader MB Patil on Monday claimed that there is no "Modi-wave" this time.
"Exit polls are not realistic. They have not taken ground realities into account...They (BJP) will lose a minimum of 20 seats in UP, 10 seats in Rajasthan, 15-20 seats in Maharashtra and 13-15 seats in Karnataka...There is no Modi wave this time", Patil told ANI.
Karnataka Deputy CM DK Shivakumar has also sounded confident that the exit Polls will be proven wrong saying "INDIA (alliance) will form the govt."
The exit polls on Sunday predicted a landslide victory for the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) in the LS polls. 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 and gave 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.
Meanwhile, several INDIA bloc leaders have expressed confidence that it will comfortably secure over 295 seats in the Lok Sabha polls.
Earlier on Sunday, on being asked about the number of seats the INDIA bloc would win in the Lok Sabha polls, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi jokingly replied, "Sidhu Moose Wala ka song suna hai aapne?" (Have you heard Sidhu Moose Wala's song) referring to "295"; he replied 295 seats.
Meanwhile, party leader Jairam Ramesh termed the exit polls as a "Psychological game" and claimed that there would be a huge difference in exit polls and results on June 4.
If the exit poll predictions come true on June 4 when votes are counted, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will become the only PM after Jawaharlal Nehru to win three successive terms in Lok Sabha polls. The exit polls predicted 'Modi 3.0' with PM Modi having led the BJP's poll effort through rallies and roadshows in various parts of the country.
The Lok Sabha polls were held in seven phases starting from April 19.
