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Saturday, August 9, 2025
TopicExit Polls

Topic: Exit Polls

Narendra Modi’s ‘selfie-realisation’ in Kedarnath, and exit polls’ cloudy ‘gossip’

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

Suhas Palshikar says Modi a ‘preacher’ who prefers only one-way communication

The best of the day’s opinion, chosen and curated by ThePrint’s top editors.

Exit polls are often wrong, but don’t blame silent voters for it

In Lok Sabha elections, varied types of silent votes frequently cancel each other out and the net result is close to exit poll forecasts.

Modi’s Kedarnath visit shows he is India’s PM & Hindu pilgrim at the same time

The BJP’s 2019 campaign made no attempt at hiding the fact that it is a Hindu party, seeking the votes of Hindus.

Exit poll results predict a second term for PM Modi, some give BJP-led NDA more than 300 seats

Here are ThePrint's updates on the Lok Sabha election exit poll results

Here’s what psephologist Sanjay Kumar predicts exit polls will say today

Exit polls are the go-to thing just as voting gets over. But are TV news channels telling the whole picture?

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.

How the science of predicting an election has changed in India

There are no formal courses to train psephologists or pollsters in India, but graduates interested in politics and data have taken to it in recent years.

Why media ground reports, opinion & exit polls don’t agree with each other on elections

News reports are vital to understand political strategy & local issues, but these factors do not affect the seats tally in a big way.

On Camera

Bank nationalisation will be a blow to India’s mixed economy, lead to totalitarianism: Phiroze Shroff

If banks were to be nationalised, politicians would start interfering with bank officials and put undue pressure on them, Prof Shroff wrote in 1963.

Go Swadeshi—RSS affiliate SJM calls for boycott of US firms Amazon, Walmart after Trump’s tariff hike

New Delhi: The day after the US imposed a 50 percent trade tariff on India, RSS affiliate Swadeshi Jagran Manch (SJM) has made an...

Shadow war over India’s defence procurement on social media raises concerns of dodgy & undue influence

One such website has drawn particular scrutiny for spreading fake stories that have upset not only the Indian but also foreign defence firms by falsely attributing misinformation.

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.