Looking back at 2014.
It's that the time of the year again when news channels try to convince us they know what's going on and bring us the biggest trick the devil pulled since Keyser Soze – exit polls.
Exit polls seek to do the impossible, predict the final seat tally based on vote share in a first-past-the-post system, so anyone who gets it close deserve our adulation.
So, as we wait for the 2019 Exit Polls, we take a walk down memory lane to 2014 when channels and agencies sought to predict the 2014 election results.
Exit poll results: NDA coming back to power
Read: Exit Polls 2019: What are exit polls and how reliable are they for Lok Sabha Election 2019?
1. CNN-IBN-CSDS-Lokniti Exit Poll 2014
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NDA -276
UPA – 97
Other – 148
Actual Result
NDA - 336
UPA - 60
Other - 147
2. India Today – Cicero Exit Poll 2014
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NDA – 272
UPA – 115
Other -156
Actual Result
NDA - 336
UPA - 60
Other - 147
3. Times Now – ORG Exit Poll 2014
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NDA – 249
UPA – 148
Other – 146
Actual Result
NDA - 336
UPA - 60
Other - 147
4. ABP News – Nielsen - Exit Polls 2014
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NDA – 274
UPA – 97
Other -165
Actual Result
NDA - 336
UPA - 60
Other - 147
5. India TV – CVoter Exit Poll 2014
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NDA – 289
UPA – 101
Other – 161
Actual Result
NDA - 336
UPA - 60
Other - 147
6. NDTV – Hansa Research Exit Poll 2014
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NDA -279
UPA – 103
Actual Result
NDA - 336
UPA - 60
Other - 147
7. NDTV – Hansa Research (Exit Poll)
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NDA -279
UPA – 103
Other - 161
Actual Result
NDA - 336
UPA - 60
Other - 147
8. CNN-IBN-CSDS Exit Polls 2014
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NDA – 280
UPA – 97
Other – 148
Actual Result
NDA - 336
UPA - 60
Other - 147
9. News 24 – Chanakya Exit Poll 2014 (The Winner)
NDA – 340
UPA – 70
Other – 133
Actual Result
NDA - 336
UPA - 60
Other - 147
