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Hung verdicts to slim NDA majority — what opinion polls have said about Lok Sabha elections

The surveys were all conducted between January and April this year and their tone changed from hung verdicts to a wafer-thin majority for the NDA.

Here’s how exit polls fared in the last three Lok Sabha elections

As the viewers wait to tune in to exit polls Sunday, ThePrint takes a look at the accuracy of past surveys.

I will be assassinated like Indira Gandhi, BJP after my life: Arvind Kejriwal

Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal claimed the BJP will have him killed by his own security officers as they report to the ruling party.

The ‘readymade minister’: How poll debutant Hardeep Singh Puri wooed Amritsar

On his campaign trail, former diplomat Hardeep Singh Puri told ThePrint that a Lok Sabha election may be 'ruthless', but so is the 'suave' world of diplomacy.

Chandrababu Naidu meets Rahul Gandhi, discusses possibility of anti-BJP front

TDP chief Chandrababu Naidu has been meeting various opposition leaders ahead of the Lok Sabha election results.

How Rafale was grounded as Nyay, farmers took over Rahul Gandhi’s 2019 campaign

It was in March-end that Congress president Rahul Gandhi's campaign speeches took a distinct turn from Rafale to Nyay and farmer issues.

Narendra Modi addresses first press conference as PM, restricts it to his ‘mann ki baat’

Narendra Modi expresses confidence that his party will return with a full majority, but leaves it to BJP chief Amit Shah to answer all questions.

In border seat Gurdaspur, ‘patriot’ Sunny Deol is giving way to a smarter politician

BJP’s poll planks of Balakot & Pakistan are not getting traction along the International Border. So, actor Sunny Deol is picking up on local issues.

PM Modi says can’t forgive Pragya Thakur, her Godse remarks very wrong for society

Prime Minister Modi said BJP candidate Pragya Thakur's remark that Mahatma Gandhi's killer Nathuram Godse was a patriot was "very wrong".

Anand Mahindra, Rathin Roy join chorus against Pragya Thakur’s ‘Godse is a patriot’ remark

BJP’s Bhopal candidate Pragya Singh Thakur faces criticism across the board for insensitive comments. Even PM Modi says won’t be able to ‘forgive her’.

On Camera

Anil Kapoor and the rise of angry Dalit-Bahujan hero

Bollywood shows Dalit-Bahujan characters as helpless victims. Recent film ‘Subedaar’ is an act of resistance.

Fuel shock hits Asia’s rice bowl as farmers cut planting

War-driven surge in fuel and fertilizer costs forces farmers across Southeast Asia to delay harvests, scale back sowing and risk lower output.

Iran’s Shahed vs US’s LUCAS—The drone arithmetic reshaping the West Asia war

From Kyiv to the Gulf, Iran’s Shahed rewrote the rules of aerial warfare. Now, the US has its own copy of the cheap drones, LUCAS.

The world’s in a flux. India must reform, consolidate & build a strong economy

We now live in a world order that will keep shifting. India must use this window. This also means we remain disciplined enough not to be knee-jerked into reacting to what Pakistan sees as its moment in the sun.