New Delhi [India], June 1 (ANI): After voting for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections concluded on Saturday, exit polls predicted a clear majority for the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) in Andhra Pradesh, winning most of the Lok Sabha seats, while the Congress-led opposition alliance, INDIA bloc, is likely to draw a blank.
An aggregate of exit polls shows that out of 25 parliamentary seats, the NDA is expected to win 19-25 seats, whereas the YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) is expected to win up to eight seats at most.
News 18 exit poll predicted NDA winning 19 to 22 seats, while YSRCP is likely to secure 5 to 8 seats, and the INDIA bloc may draw a blank.
ABP C Voter exit poll also predicted 21-25 seats win for NDA in Andhra. Whereas YSCRP is likely to win 0-4 seats. It has also predicted zero seats for the INDIA bloc in the state.
According to exit polls of Republic TV-PMARQ, the BJP-led NDA is expected to win 19 to 22 seats, while the YSRCP is likely to win 5 to 8 seats.
In the 2019 general elections, the YSCRP won 22 seats, and Congress won 3 seats, while the BJP drew a blank. In the 2014 elections, the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) won 15 seats, BJP won two, and YSRCP got eight seats.
This time, the BJP fought the Lok Sabha elections in alliance with TDP and the Jana Sena Party (JSP).
The exit polls have also predicted that the NDA is set to retain power at the Centre with a clear majority and register its third straight win in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.
According to the exit polls, the ruling BJP-led NDA is expected to improve its performance over its 2019 record when it secured 352 seats. The BJP is also predicted to improve its numbers from the 303 seats it won in the 2019 general elections.
The BJP-led NDA improved its numbers in 2019 Lok Sabha polls compared to the 2014 election. Once again, it is projected to follow an upward trajectory, as predicted by the exit polls.
2024 Lok Sabha elections were held in seven phases from April 19. The counting of votes will take place on June 4. (ANI)
