Exit polls - Elections in India
http://election.rediff.com/report/2009/may/13/loksabhapoll-exit-polls-predict-cong-advantage-in-polls.htm
As polling for the 15th Lok Sabha election came to an end on Wednesday, exit polls conducted by varoius television channels indicated that the Congress has a slender advantage over its rival, the Bharatiya Janata Party, with the Third Front and others playing catch-up.
Following is the assessment by the various agencies/channels.
Exit Poll Source | BJP | CONGRESS | THIRD FRONT | OTHERS |
CNN-IBN | 135-150 | 145-160 | 110-130 | 70-100 |
Times Now | 183 | 198 | - | 162 |
Headlines Today | 180 | 191 | 38 | 134 |
India TV | 194 | 195 | 108 | 46 |
News X | 191 | 199 | 104 | 48 |
UTVi | 189 | 195 | - | 14 |
Star News | 196 | 199 | 100 | 36 |
Mumbai Satta-Bazar | 190-200 | 160-180 | - | - |
Gujarat Satta-Bazar | 200 | 270 | - | - |
Rajasthan Satta-Bazar | 125 | 145 | - | - |
Congress (in house) | 168 | 205 | - | 164 |
BJP(in house) | 220 | 170 | - | 153 |
and the answer was:
ReplyDeleteBJP (NDA): 160
Congress (UPA): 262
Third Front: 79
Others: 42
All exit polls are completely crap..