Poll analyst Prashant Kishor has asked the public to not waste their “valuable” time on “fake journalists”, “loudmouth politicians” and social media experts after exit polls projected a landslide victory for BJP-led NDA in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.
Political analyst Prashant Kishor has reacted to the exit polls, which predicted a landslide victory for the BJP-led NDA. Taking to X on Saturday, he asked the public to not waste their time on “usless talks” and analysis by “fake journalists”, “loudmouth politicians” and “self-proclaimed experts” during the election season.
“Next time when there is talk of elections and politics, do not waste your valuable time on useless talks and analysis of idle fake journalists, loudmouth politicians and self-proclaimed experts of social media,” his post on X, roughly translated from Hindi, read.
Almost all exit polls have projected a thumping victory for the BJP-led NDA for Prime Minister Narendra Modi to secure a record third term. According to the India Today-My Axis India Exit Poll, the NDA is likely to secure from 361 to 401 seats, improving its 2019 figures.
The exit poll predicted that the Opposition-headed INDIA bloc would win between 131 and 166 seats. When the results are announced on June 4, if these numbers are true, it will represent a decisive endorsement of PM Modi’s decade-long rule and further dwindle the stand of the opposition parties.
Other pollsters – India News-D Dynamics, Republic TV P Marq, Republic Bharat Matrize, and Jan Ki Baat – also suggested a victory for the BJP-led NDA, projecting the alliance to secure 365 seats.
The India Today-My Axis India election prediction suggested that the BJP is making significant inroads in southern states such as Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, and Telangana. The forecast further indicated huge upsets in Odisha and Bengal, with the saffron side expected to triumph over Naveen Patnaik’s BJD and Mamata Banerjee’s Trinamool Congress, respectively.