Kohima (Nagaland) [India], June 2 (ANI): With the exit polls predicting a straight third-term victory for the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance, Nagaland Congress candidate S Supongmeren Jamir expressed confidence in the party's win on Sunday and said that "the real picture will come on June 4."
Speaking to ANI, S Supongmeren Jamir said, "The exit polls are human calculation only. The reality will come the day after tomorrow, on the counting day ie, 4 June. The real picture will come on June 4."
Jamir also said that the people of Nagaland have tremendously shown an understanding of what is going on in the state and said, "They have come forward and have cast their vote in favour of the democracy and we are satisfied with that."
Nagaland elects one out of 543 Lok Sabha seats and the state went to polls on April 19.
The exit polls predicted that the ruling BJP-led NDA is poised to improve its performance over its 2019 record when it won 352 seats. Two polls predicted the BJP also improving its numbers from the 303 seats it won in the 2019 Lok Sabha polls.
If the exit poll predictions come true on June 4 when votes are counted, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will become the only PM after Jawaharlal Nehru to win three successive terms in Lok Sabha polls. The exit polls predicted 'Modi 3.0' with PM Modi having led the BJP's poll effort through rallies and roadshows in various parts of the country.
According to India Today-Axis My India exit polls, NDA is predicted to win 361-401 seats in the Lok Sabha polls. The INDIA bloc is expected to win 131-166 seats, it said and gave 8 to 20 seats to other parties.
The Republic PMarq exit poll gave 359 of 543 seats to NDA, 154 to INDIA bloc and 30 to others. Republic Matrize poll gave 353-368 seats to NDA, 118-113 to the INDIA bloc and 43-48 to others. The NewsX Dynamics gave 371 seats to NDA, 125 to INDIA bloc and 47 to others.
Lok Sabha elections were held in seven phases from April 19 to June 1 with Prime Minister Narendra Modi steering the BJP campaign. (ANI)
