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Letter to BS: Nothing wrong with vice president Naidu devaluing exit polls

The six main pollsters showed that for the second time, Modi's NDA will rule, winning anywhere between 287 and 336 seats

Women voters show their fingers marked with indelible ink after casting vote during the first phase of the general elections, at Umpher in Ri-Bhoi district
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Women voters show their fingers marked with indelible ink after casting vote during the first phase of the general elections, at Umpher in Ri-Bhoi district

Business Standard New Delhi
Whether it’s about television rating points (TRP) or the love for PM Narendra Modi is the matter of debate but the news channels started declaring the exit poll results within seconds of the last votes polled (6.30pm). The six main pollsters showed that for the second time, Modi’s National Democratic Alliance (NDA) will rule, winning anywhere between 287 and 336 seats. 

What’s funny is that the final tally each survey predicted was varied but were uniformly well above the 272 seats needed to form a government. As if to provide some relief to the Opposition, two surveys showed the NDA falling