Poll of Exit Polls: What Really Went Wrong for Tejashwi Yadav?
The poll of exit polls has painted a particularly grim picture of the performance of the opposition Grand Alliance, giving it far fewer than the 110 seats it won in 2020. The worst hit, according to their estimates, is Lalu Yadav's Rashtriya Janata Dal, which had emerged as the single-largest party last time. That honour, apparently, will go to the BJP this time.
Exit polls, though, don't always get it right. Most have got Bihar wrong multiple times.
This time, nine exit polls -- including Dainik Bhaskar, Matrize, People's Insight, Chanakya Strategies and People's Pulse -- have predicted an NDA victory, with figures ranging from 130 to 167. The Mahagathbandhan's score, they predict, will be between 73 and 108.
