BJP savours exit poll projections, Congress, JD(U) dismiss it

“In a country of 800 million voters how can few lakh sample size surveys predict the result? Let's wait for 16th May (when votes will be counted),” Congress leader Digvijay Singh tweeted.

Party General Secretary Shakeel Ahmed said the exit polls were proved wrong in the 2004 and 2009 elections and the party would wait for the actual results.

Downplaying the exit poll predictions, Union Minister Kamal Nath also recalled that in 2004 and 2009 they were far off the mark and failed to foresee the swing in favour of Congress, and said it would be better to wait for the actual outcome.

“The only exit poll that matters is the one that is slated for Friday, the rest are all great time pass,” Omar said on Twitter.