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New Delhi, Nov 12 (IANS) Reacting to exit polls predicting a major victory for the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) in Bihar, Congress MP Tariq Anwar on Wednesday said such polls can be considered as ‘indications’ but not the final result.
“Generally, exit polls are in favor of the NDA. During the Lok Sabha elections, they had projected more than 300 seats for the NDA, but they got around 240. In 2015, an exit poll showed the NDA in majority, yet the Grand Alliance won,” Tariq Anwar told IANS.
He said that similarly, an exit poll in West Bengal had said that BJP would win, but the party lost there.
“Therefore, we can consider exit polls as an indication, but it would be wrong to consider them as the final result. Bihar is a big state, with many factors influencing voting behaviour,” he said.
Tariq Anwar said that it is not necessary that all the claims of the exit poll prove to be correct.
Bihar Assembly elections 2025, which saw heavy voting in both phases on November 6 and 11, are expected to give the BJP-led NDA a strong mandate, dealing a blow to the grand alliance led by the RJD and Congress, according to most exit polls released on Tuesday.
Tariq Anwar also commented on the high turnout of women voters in Bihar and said that women have played an important role in these elections.
He said that the NDA government announced an assistance of Rs 10,000 for women just before the elections, which has clearly had an impact.
“Many of them know little about the political motives behind such schemes, so this move is likely to impact their votes,” he told IANS.
Responding to the NIA investigation into the recent Delhi blasts, Anwar welcomed the probe and said it was good that the National Investigation Agency is probing the incident.
He said, “It was a major attack. We were under the impression that terrorism is over, but it is not true; terrorism is still on the rise in the country. It is important to go to the roots of such incidents and identify those responsible.”
On Tuesday, the Home Ministry handed over the investigation of Delhi blast to NIA.
The blast occurred on the evening of November 10 when a Haryana-registered car parked near Gate No. 1 of the Red Fort metro station exploded, killing at least eight people and injuring dozens.
–IANS
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