Satta market Lok Sabha poll verdict: BJP to get 244-247; 80 for Congress

Bookies said there were also cases where some candidates had placed bets on rival candidates as a hedge in case they lost

The satta market is betting on the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) to form the government for the second time in a row, with Narendra Modi continuing as the prime minister. 

After the poll dates were announced, the illegal betting market came out with the number of seats that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) would win on May 23. The market is sticking to those numbers, with some minor changes.

The satta market, which accepts bets on cricket matches, elections, etc, is expecting 244-247 seats or the BJP. In mid-March, its tally was 245-251. With this tally, it expects the NDA