June 4th 2024.
The much-awaited day has finally arrived as the counting of votes for the Lok Sabha elections is all set to begin at 8 a.m. on Tuesday. With tight security measures in place at all counting centers, the process will kick off with the counting of postal ballots and will continue until the final results are determined.
According to various pollsters, it seems like Prime Minister Narendra Modi is on track to secure a third consecutive term, making it a hot topic of discussion. If he succeeds, PM Modi will join the ranks of former Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru as the only leader to have been elected as PM for three consecutive terms.
The Exit Polls, which were released on Saturday evening after the conclusion of the seventh and final phase of polling, have predicted a strong performance by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and a setback for the opposition's INDIA bloc in the Lok Sabha elections. These Exit Polls have projected around 350-370 seats for the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) in the 543-member Lok Sabha, while the INDIA bloc is expected to fall significantly short with only around 107-140 seats.
In fact, some of the Exit Polls, such as India Today-My Axis India, India TV-CNX, and News24-Todays Chanakya, have even predicted a landslide victory for the NDA with over 400 seats. Others have also indicated a major win for the BJP in Congress-ruled Karnataka, while the India TV-CNX poll has suggested a clean sweep in Andhra Pradesh for the NDA and the Chandrababu Naidu-led TDP.
However, while the BJP and PM Modi are expressing confidence in securing a historic victory, the opposition parties are not giving up just yet. The Congress, along with over 25 other opposition parties, is claiming that the INDIA bloc will emerge victorious with more than 295 seats. In fact, the opposition parties have instructed their counting agents to closely monitor the vote-counting process and ensure that they obtain Form 17C, which includes the tally of votes registered at each polling station.
Apart from the Lok Sabha elections, the counting of votes for the Assembly polls in Andhra Pradesh and Odisha, as well as by-elections in various Assembly constituencies, will also take place on Tuesday. The general elections, which were held in seven phases from April 19 to June 1, have been a highly anticipated event with everyone eagerly waiting to see who will come out on top. It is indeed an exciting time in Indian politics and all eyes will be on the final results as they are announced.
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