BJP's seats will be much fewer than exit poll predictions: RSP leader Shibu Baby John

RSP leader Shibu Baby John on Sunday questioned the predictions of the exit polls, saying that the BJP will get much fewer seats than what was predicted by these polls.

RSP leader Shibu Baby John on Sunday questioned the predictions of the exit polls, saying that the BJP will get much fewer seats than what was predicted by these polls. "This projection of 350 seats for the BJP and all is not going to happen. It will be much lower than what was predicted," John told ANI.

He said that the exit polls projection for Kerala that the BJP may get 1 to 3 Lok Sabha seats from the state will turn out to be wrong when the poll results are out. "It (the exit poll result) is not the correct mood of the country. As far as Kerala is concerned, even last election and in 2014 all exit polls predicted one seat for the NDA. It never happened. Now a survey has predicted 1 to 3 seats for the NDA. I am 100% sure it is not going to happen as far as Kerala is concerned," he said.

The exit polls on Saturday predicted that the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) is expected to improve its vote share in the southern states in the Lok Sabha elections. The exit polls also predicted the possibility of the NDA opening account in Kerala adding that the alliance is likely to post its highest vote share in the state.

According to the Axis My India exit poll, the BJP-led NDA is to win 2-3 seats in Kerala. It said Congress-led UDF would win 17-18 seats out of 20 Lok Sabha seats and LDF, led by CPI-M, is expected to win 0-1 seat. The exit polls has predicted 27 per cent vote share for NDA in Kerala, which will be the highest the party has ever got in the state. The News 18 exit poll predicted 1-3 seats for NDA in Kerala. It said UDF is expected to win 15-18 seats and LDF 2-5 seats. The Times Now-ETG has predicted one seat for the BJP in Kerala. It said Congress-led UDF and CPI(M)-led LDF are expected to win 14-15 and four seats respectively.

In Tamil Nadu, the BJP-led NDA is expected to win 2-4 seats, as per the Axis My India exit poll. 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 exit poll predicted a marked rise in NDA's vote share in Tamil Nadu which is expected to go to 22 per cent. INDIA bloc is predicted to get 46 per cent. According to News 18 exit poll, NDA is expected to win 1-3 seats in Tamil Nadu while the INDIA bloc can win 36-39 seats in the state.

Exit polls have predicted a tight contest between Congress and the BJP in Telangana in the Lok Sabha polls with Bharat Rashtra Samithi suffering huge losses. According to exit poll results telecast by TV 9 Bharatvarash, BJP-led NDA is poised to win seven of the 17 Lok Sabha seats, the INDIA bloc would win eight seats and others two seats. According to the News18 India exit poll, the BJP is predicted to win 7-10 seats in the southern state out of 17 Lok Sabha seats, INDIA bloc 5-8 seats, BRS 2-5 seats and others 0-1 seats. The Congress is the main constituent of the INDIA bloc in Telangana.

The exit poll results showed both BJP and Congress gaining in the state compared to the 2019 results. In the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, the BRS (then TRS) won nine of 17 seats, while the BJP and Congress bagged four and three seats, respectively. (ANI)

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