After a marathon Lok Sabha elections 2024 - spread over six weeks, the second longest general election since 1951-52 - it's time for Exit Polls.
A big win for the ruling BJP-led NDA has been predicted by six exit polls - Republic Bharat- P Marq (359), India News- D-Dyanamics (371), Republic Bharat- Matrize (353-368) Dainik Bhaskar (281-350), News Nation (342-378) and Jan Ki Baat (362-392).
The exit polls have also predicted NDA dominance in Karnataka, Maharashtra, and Left-led alliance's rout in Kerala.
In Bengal, the exit polls predicted a better performance for the BJP than it did the last time (22). At least three exit polls have said that the BJP will now be the single-largest party in Bengal in terms of Lok Sabha seats.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, 73, and his party, BJP, is widely expected to come back to power for a third straight term.
The Congress, hamstrung by poll losses and a string of defections, is part of the Opposition bloc INDIA taking on the BJP.
In the 2019 polls, BJP romped home with 303 seats and the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) pushed the number to 352. The Congress secured 52 seats and the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) totalled 91.
The BJP this time has set a target of 370 seats and with help from its allies aims to go past the 400 mark. There are 543 seats in the Lower House of Parliament and the majority mark is 272.
