Lok Sabha elections 2014: BJP to get 235 seats, Congress 79 seats, NDTV exit poll

NEW DELHI: NDA is projected to secure a majority with 279 seats, while BJP alone could win a record 235 seats, according to NDTV-Hansa exit poll aired tonight. The poll gave ruling UPA 103 seats, with Congress projected to secure only 79 seats, its lowest. AIADMK and TMC could stand third and fourth in the tally with 32 and 30 seats respectively, it said.

Others, which include non-NDA and non-UPA regional parties and the Left, have been projected to get 116 seats. CNN-IBN also released its final figures today, revising NDA tally to 274-286 from 270-282 seats. BJP alone is expected to win 230-242 seats, it said. The change in figures is because figures from north-eastern states were not included in May 12 projections. Its final projection for UPA remains at 92-102 seats.

The NDTV poll said Narendra Modi-led BJP would sweep UP by winning 56 out of the total 80 seats and emerge victorious in 22 out of 40 seats in Bihar. Samajwadi Party, which rules UP, and BSP are projected to get 12 and eight seats, respectively.

Several exit polls aired on May 12 soon after the elections got over had forecast a victory for NDA, projecting its tally anywhere between 249 and 290. The Congress-led UPA was tipped to get between 101 and 148 seats while ‘others’ were projected to get between 146 and 156 seats by these polls. NDTV-Hansa poll projected major gains for BJP and allies across Gujarat, Maharashtra and Rajasthan besides Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh.