Exit polls more accurate this time

NEW DELHI: With the Congress-led UPA set to return to power, the prediction of the exit polls after the general elections seems to be more accurate this time unlike the 2004 Lok Sabha polls when they were way off the mark.

According to the exit polls projection of the NDTV channel, UPA was projected to emerge as the largest alliance in the Lok Sabha polls with 216 seats. The NDA was expected to get 177 seats.

The exit poll results of the 15th Lok Sabha were much on predicted lines compared to the 2004 parliamentary polls when the exit-poll favourite NDA which was able to secure only 187 seats against the projections of over 240 to 250 seats.

While the NDA's main rival Congress and its pre-poll allies got 216 seats against the projection ranging from 170 to 205 seats in last Lok Sabha projections.

However, this time the projections were more accurate and many channels gave edge to UPA which was coming to be true.

CNN-IBN gave UPA 185-205 seats while the BJP-led NDA was projected to secure 165 to 185 seats.