Letter to BS: Mostly exit polls predict exactly which way wind was blowing

If these predictions come true, Narendra Modi will be the prime minister for a second term

The much-coveted exit polls predict the return of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA). It is understandable that the parties which find the predictions disappointing remain sceptical about the exit poll predictions. Such parties dismiss the predictions and term the predictions as something which “isn’t exact poll”. They would like to be optimistic till the official announcement of results. 

Most of the time exit polls have predicted accurately which way the wind was blowing even if it hasn’t been on point when it came to predicting the exact number of seats won by the parties. There are a few isolated cases where