Exit polls continue
Before the results, it is the phase of exit polls. Through exit polls, on the basis of surveys, it is estimated which party is going to win and which party is going to form the government in the country. Exit polls of various agencies are saying that NDA government will return to power at the centre once again. Matrix has released exit polls of North East India. Inner Manipur seat of North East India is seen going to Congress while Outer Manipur Lok Sabha seat is seen going to NPF. East and West Lok Sabha seats of Arunachal Pradesh and Tripura are once again seen going to BJP’s account. Apart from this, Mizoram seat is seen going to ZP, Meghalaya’s Tura and Shillong seats to NPP, Nagaland seat to NDPP and Sikkim seat to SDF. If we talk about Assam, out of 14 seats here, 9 seats are seen going to BJP’s account and three seats to Congress’ account. Apart from this, Kokrajhar seat can go to UPPL and Barpeta seat can go to AGP.
NDA gets absolute majority in exit poll
In the exit polls released by various agencies and news channels regarding the Lok Sabha elections, NDA is seen getting an absolute majority. Regarding the exit poll figures, some leaders in power claim that this exit poll will prove to be an exact poll, while some leaders claim that after the results are declared on June 4, the seats of NDA will increase further. On the other hand, opposition leaders have claimed that the exit poll figures will prove to be wrong and All India Alliance will form the government by winning more than 295 seats.
Preparations are also strong to prevent violence: Election Commission
With the voting for the Lok Sabha elections 2024 coming to an end, the Election Commission has admitted that elections should not be held in such heat. According to the commission, they have learned from this election that the elections should be over a month earlier. Along with this, the Election Commission said that to prevent post-election violence, paramilitary forces will remain in place in many states including West Bengal. Although these paramilitary forces will now be under the control of the state government, the Chief Election Commissioner expressed hope that the states will not allow any post-election violence. There has been no delay or any error in giving Form 17C to be given during voting. Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar gave this information on Monday. Along with this, he/she said that complete videography of the counting of votes will be done. The agents of political parties have complete freedom to sit at the counting center and note the facts. The counting of postal ballots will be done in the same way as it has been done in various elections from 2019 till now. Usually the number of postal ballots is less and their counting ends earlier.
Preparations complete for counting of votes on 80 Lok Sabha seats of UP
After the completion of the voting process in seven phases for the Lok Sabha elections, 81 counting centers have been set up in 75 districts of Uttar Pradesh for the counting of votes to be held on Tuesday and preparations have been completed for the counting of votes. According to Uttar Pradesh Chief Electoral Officer Navdeep Rinwa, counting of votes will start at 8 am on Tuesday. A total of 851 candidates are in the fray in Uttar Pradesh, including 771 men and 80 women. Of these, the highest number of 28 candidates are in Ghosi Lok Sabha constituency and the lowest number of four candidates are in Kaiserganj. Rinwa said that 81 counting centers have been set up in 75 districts of the state. he/she also informed that the total voting percentage of the state in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections was 56.92 percent, which is 2.19 percent less than the 2019 figure of 59.11 percent.
