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What global trends suggest and what it means for PM Modi: Pollsters have a tendency to significantly underestimate right-wing votes

K Bhattacharjee - 19 May, 2019

If the current 2019 Lok Sabha elections follow the general trend, then again for this election, pollsters will underestimate the vote-share of the PM Modi led NDA quite significantly.

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Sensing a possible Modi victory, Rajdeep Sardesai proceeds to discredit his own channel’s Exit Poll even before it is aired

OpIndia Staff - 19 May, 2019

Sensing that PM Modi might just come back to power for a second term, he has proceeded to discredit his own channel's Exit Poll which is yet to be aired.

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In a gross violation of Election Commission rules, IANS publishes a comprehensive Exit Poll for 2019 Lok Sabha elections

OpIndia Staff - 14 May, 2019

Indo-Asian News Service (IANS), in a gross violation of the Model Code of Conduct rules, published a comprehensive Exit Poll on 12th May for the 2019 Lok Sabha elections

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Swaraj Express and Vinod Dua publish exit poll result of first three phases of election in violation of rules

OpIndia Staff - 7 May, 2019

Swaraj Express, an online media portal, aired an exit poll of elections in a gross violation of Election Commission regulations.

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2018 assembly elections: the exit-poll predictions against the final results

OpIndia Staff - 12 December, 2018

Most of the pollsters have gone wrong in predicting the state elections, except few. These surveys can just be an indicator of the overall mood of the people in the state, otherwise, it should be taken with a pinch of salt.

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