After 73 days, the Indian General Election is coming to an end after the voting of the 7th Phase Election, which is being held for 57 constituencies, including PM Modi Varanasi. And after the largest festival of democracy is concluded, every TV news channel will show the exit poll or opinion poll that they have conducted by taking the opinions of people from all 543 Lok Sabha constituencies to know whom they have voted.
Most of the exit polls will start as soon as the 7th phase of voting is over. As per the latest report, the India National Congress (INC) has decided not to participate in the exit poll debate, calling the exit polls inaccurate and a slugfest for TRP. The criticism of Congress is due to the failure of exit polls to forecast the correct result.
Let us check the accuracy of the exit polls that were conducted in the previous three Lok Sabha elections.
Lok Sabha Elections Results in 2019
In the 2019 Lok Sabha Elections, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and its alliance NDA secured 353 seats out of 543. And Congress and its alliance, UPA, secure 93 seats out of 543. The BJP-led NDA forms the government for the for the second consecutive time.
Exit Polls 2019
Exit poll agency | NDA | UPA |
Times Now-VMR | 306 | 132 |
India Today-Axis | 339-365 | 77-108 |
CVoter | 287 | 128 |
India News-Polstrat | 287 | 128 |
News18-Ipsos | 336 | 82 |
News 24-Today’s Chanakya | 350 | 95 |
Results | 353 | 93 |
Lok Sabha Elections result in 2014
In the 2014 Lok Sabha Election, the BJP-led NDA Alliance won 336 seats out of 543, and the Congress-led UPA won 60 seats out of 543. The BJP-led NDA forms the government.
Exit Polls 2014
Exit poll agency | NDA | UPA |
News24-Chanakya | 340 | 70 |
CNN IBN-CSDS-Lokniti | 276 | 97 |
NDTV-Hansa Research | 279 | 103 |
India TV-CVoter | 289 | 101 |
India Today-Cicero | 272 | 115 |
Times Now-ORG | 249 | 148 |
ABP News- Nielsen | 274 | 97 |
Results | 336 | 60 |
Lok Sabha Elections Result in 2009
In the 2009 Lok Sabha Elections, the BJP-led NDA Alliance won 159 seats, and the Congress-led UPA got 262 seats. Congress-led UPA forms the government for the for the second time after 2004.
Exit Polls 2009
Exit poll agency | NDA | UPA |
HeadLines Today | 180 | 199 |
India TV- CVoter | 189 | 195 |
Star Nielsen | 196 | 199 |
CNN IBN- Dainik Bhaskar | 175 | 195 |
Results | 159 | 262 |
The counting of Votes will take place on June 4th 2024