Exit Polls 2014: A brief overview of who predicts what

The exit polls that flooded news after end of the final phase of Lok Sabha elections showed a clear victory for the NDA alliance. The UPA, on the other hand, seems to have lost majority seats as compared to the 2009 elections. The figures however vary in NDA gaining the desired 272 majority.

News 24-Chanakaya, for instance, predicted a massive 340 seats for NDA, while projecting simply 70 seats for the UPA.

India TV-CVoter indicates that NDA will surpass the majority by winning 289 seats, while UPA will have 101 seats.

IBN-CSDS provides a range of 270-282 for the NDA a swift majority, and for the UPA it shows a range of 92-102

India Today-CICERO highlights an exact majority of 272 seats for the NDA, UPA showing a 115 seats.

While Times Now-ORG, being the only one where the NDA making less then the required majority, the number being 249, and the UPA winning about 148 seats.

Delhi, total 7 seats, projections by five exit polls pic.twitter.com/FNt15x1zOR

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Gujarat total 26 seats, projections by 4 exit polls. pic.twitter.com/3Xxo6b8Uvd

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Jharkhand projections by all channels now. pic.twitter.com/lfMc1EGo0P

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Karnataka- Total 28 seat projections by five different exit polls. pic.twitter.com/2z1R7Y9Hwi

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Kerala total 20 seats, projections by 5 polls. ABP gives one seat to BJP. pic.twitter.com/f7UJFfKifw

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Maharashtra total 48 seats, Projections by Five exit polls pic.twitter.com/PXfHE9Jg8s

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Seemandhra Projections by three exit polls. Total seats- 25 pic.twitter.com/RzB9N9W0GU

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Telangana, total Lok Sabha - 17. Projections by three exit polls pic.twitter.com/TK4pVc4it1

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Total seat projection in Tamil Nadu by five exit polls pic.twitter.com/FXVO4taJrE

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Uttar Pradesh. Total seats- 80. Projection by five exit polls pic.twitter.com/xetlQ2Rn3p

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West Bengal Projections till now- pic.twitter.com/eOR96kY9Jp

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While the numbers vary, the exit poll results by all survey teams seem to indicate that the NDA alliance will in fact win the desired majority, while the UPA alliance, on the other hand, will fail to even cross 150 seats coming no where close to the hope of forming the next government. 

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