NEW DELHI - Exit polls released by private survey agencies predicted a victory for India's ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA) headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday when the seven-phase voting process ended.
With a caution that "exit polls do not always get it right", the NDTV quoted four exit polls as predicting a landslide victory for Modi-led NDA against the opposition political parties' alliance INDIA, or the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance.
The last phase of polling in India's general elections wrapped up on Saturday, marking the end of a nearly two-and-a-half-month-long process
More exit polls by other private survey agencies were being released till this report was filed. The real electoral scenario in the country would be clear on June 4 when the Election Commission of India (ECI) was scheduled to announce the official election results.
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The last phase of polling in India's general elections wrapped up on Saturday, marking the end of a nearly two-and-a-half-month-long process.
"Even as 7th Phase of polling in General Elections 2024 wraps up, Commission thanks all stakeholders: voters, polling personnel, security forces, media and political parties," the ECI said on social media.
The winners will become members of Indian parliament's lower house Lok Sabha.
The ECI officially announced the elections on March 16 and the first phase of polling took place on April 19.
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The political party, or alliance of political parties, which wins the majority of parliamentary constituencies gets the chance to form the next government.