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Topic2019 exit polls

Topic: 2019 exit polls

We can’t yet say if women and Muslim voters have shifted to BJP with 2019 elections

Exit polls disagree on how women and Muslims voted in 2019 elections even as minorities still seem to favour Congress-led UPA over NDA.

Waning euphoria over exit polls drags stocks down from record high

The benchmark S&P BSE Sensex dropped 1% to close at 38,969.80 after rising to a high earlier in the day.

Scrambling in opposition camp now betrays panic. They should’ve acted earlier

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Apoorvanand: BJP’s rebuke of Pragya Singh Thakur was a “clever ploy”

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Exit polls have a message: ‘New India’ wants structured parties with ideological clarity

Union minister Arun Jaitley says the Indian electorate is maturing, and seeing past dynastic parties and coalitions.

If pollsters are playing safe this time, BJP’s final Lok Sabha tally can be higher

If your interest is in specific states, then there is still some suspense left for you on 23 May.

Karnataka the only positive for BJP in the south, UPA set for big wins in TN & Kerala

Exit polls predict a near-sweep for the BJP in Karnataka, but in the rest of the southern states, Congress’ alliances and regional powers set for big wins.

Exit polls show sweep for BJP in Haryana, a blow to Congress ahead of assembly elections

BJP is expected to win 8 of the 10 seats in the state, which if it does, will be a vindication of its policy to field non-Jat candidates in Jat-centric seats.

Exit polls say BJP is set to gain massive ground in West Bengal and Odisha

According to the exit polls, the BJP is likely to get about 14 seats in TMC bastion West Bengal, while in Odisha, it might trump Naveen Patnaik’s BJD.

It’s BJP all the way in Delhi, exit polls predict 6-1 scoreline

Exit poll forecasts no surprise after AAP & Congress decided to contest separately when prolonged seat-sharing talks failed, handing the advantage to BJP.

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How West Asia crisis can play out for PM Modi and BJP in Assembly polls

While the Russia-Ukraine war saw the BJP projecting PM Modi as a ‘vishwaguru’ who could end international conflicts, the party has made a nuanced shift in its electoral strategy vis-à-vis the West Asia war.

Foreign investors dump record $12 bn India stocks in March on war

Soaring energy costs have hurt oil-importing Asian peers, but the scale of outflows from India points to already bearish global sentiment.

India developing lethal autonomous weapon systems, database of citizens’ crime risk—House Panel report

Report on impact of AI emergence—drawing upon depositions from several ministries—confirms that the developments come in the absence of AI laws or considerations over them.

Gulf war exposed India’s fragilities. It’s time for navel-gazing, in the national interest

It’s easy to understand why the government can’t speak the hard truth. When this war ends, as all wars do, India’s interests will lie with both the winner and the loser.