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With exit polls predicting a victory for BJP-led National Democratic Alliance, Congress leader Ajay Maken on Friday said his party will fare better than what has been predicted.
"I am hopeful that Congress will get good seats. I am very confident," Maken said.
"No one would have campaigned like BJP has done spending huge amounts. I feel we could have communicated our achievements in much better way," he added.
Counting of votes to elect representatives to the 16th Lok Sabha and four State Assemblies-Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, Arunachal Pradesh and Sikkim-began at 8 a.m. this morning amid tight security.
The exit polls have projected that the BJP and its allies would touch the half-way mark in the 543-member Lok Sabha. Most polls show the incumbent UPA regime getting between 101 and 148 seats.
The BJP's biggest gains are in Uttar Pradesh, where at least two surveys have predicted the party to win 54 seats. Similarly in Bihar, the exit poll results have dismissed any chance of the RJD's resurgence, giving a clear lead to the NDA.
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