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NDA leaders meet PM Modi, Shah for dinner today amid exit poll euphoria
While several exit polls have predicted a clear majority for the BJP on its own, some others have forecasted that the party could fall short of the majority mark
 "NDA leaders meet PM Modi, Shah for dinner today amid exit poll euphoria")
Betting big on exit polls is risky: Investors have been stumped before
While Monday's buying signals that investors have priced in a BJP victory, experts advise retail investors to wait till the final outcome
 "Betting big on exit polls is risky: Investors have been stumped before")
Commission & omissions
EC has not upheld the spirit of the law
Modi wants to get me killed, says Kejriwal again in response to Vijay Goel
He said the Bharatiya Janata Party is after his life and will kill him one day
 "Modi wants to get me killed, says Kejriwal again in response to Vijay Goel")
Delhi LS poll results may get delayed by 5-6 hours: Chief Electoral Officer
Five random VVPATs will be selected from every assembly constituency for counting leading to the delay, said the CEO
 "Delhi LS poll results may get delayed by 5-6 hours: Chief Electoral Officer")
Oppn rejects exit polls result; to wait till result day to firm up strategy
A delegation of Opposition leaders will meet Election Commission officials on Tuesday
 "Oppn rejects exit polls result; to wait till result day to firm up strategy")
Exit polls not final decision, says Gadkari at Modi biopic's poster launch
He said the exit polls are not the final decision but they indicate what the results are going to be.
 "Exit polls not final decision, says Gadkari at Modi biopic's poster launch")
Election result will broadly match exit polls outcome, writes Arun Jaitley
Most exit polls have forecast another term for Prime Minister Modi, with some of them projecting that BJP-led NDA will get more than 300 seats to comfortably cross the majority mark of 272 in the Lok
 "Election result will broadly match exit polls outcome, writes Arun Jaitley")
Kamal Nath says he is ready for floor test after BJP challenges him
He said the BJP was talking about instability of the Congress-led government as it wanted to save itself from getting "exposed" on its erstwhile corrupt rule
 "Kamal Nath says he is ready for floor test after BJP challenges him")
BJP to meet allies, discuss new govt after exit polls predict victory
Party president Amit Shah will hold discussions with National Democratic Alliance Partners at BJP HQ in Delhi.
 "BJP to meet allies, discuss new govt after exit polls predict victory")
BSP insiders dismiss exit polls, says will Mayawati react after May 23
Against the backdrop of the exit poll projections, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav drove to the residence of Mayawati in the morning and held closed-door talks with her for about an hour
 "BSP insiders dismiss exit polls, says will Mayawati react after May 23")
Sensex gives 1400-pt salute to Modi's return; best post-exit poll rally since 1999
Banking, capital goods, oil & gas, realty, metal, consumer durables, automobiles and utilities indices were up in the range of 2.5% to 4% on the BSE on Monday
 "Sensex gives 1400-pt salute to Modi's return; best post-exit poll rally since 1999")
Exit polls: Forced opinion, says Palaniswami; Stalin 'not bothered'
All exit polls for the state predict a massive swing towards the DMK while NDA-ally AIADMK is projected to face dwindling electoral fortunes
 "Exit polls: Forced opinion, says Palaniswami; Stalin 'not bothered'")
Akhilesh meets BSP Supremo Mayawati day after exit poll projections are out
The meeting assumes importance because all the exit polls predicted comfortable victory for the BJP-led NDA
Oppn alliance has 5 PM hopefuls; they may not stay together by May 23: Sena
The party said oppositions efforts to forge an alliance was futile as NDA will come back to power.
 "Oppn alliance has 5 PM hopefuls; they may not stay together by May 23: Sena")
Sack SBSP leader OP Rajbhar from cabinet: Yogi recommends to UP Governor
Adityanath recommended his removal after his constant outburst against BJP. SBSP leader Rajbhar recently said BJP members should be "thrashed with shoes".
 "Sack SBSP leader OP Rajbhar from cabinet: Yogi recommends to UP Governor")
Exit polls and markets: Beware! Play the expected euphoria with caution
It will be interesting to see how the new government will generate additional revenues to fund populist schemes already announced without dampening the market mood.
 "Exit polls and markets: Beware! Play the expected euphoria with caution")
Lok Sabha polls 2019: Why do elections tend to influence the stock markets?
The market is always looking for a courageous leader who is willing to risk short-term popularity for long-term economic benefits, says Angel Broking's Jyoti Roy
 "Lok Sabha polls 2019: Why do elections tend to influence the stock markets?")
On the economic front, every Indian political party is on the left
Mr Modi has proved more statist than the Gandhis. Before he took power he criticized Congress welfare programs as insulting to the poor but after coming to power he doubled down on those programmes.
 "On the economic front, every Indian political party is on the left")
Exit polls 2019: Saffron wave may be set to make inroads in West Bengal
As opposed to 34 seats in 2014, the TMC is likely to get 26 seats, according to India News-Polstrat
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