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India bloc may Sweep TN, BJP to make inroads

The New Indian Express

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June 02, 2024

THE results of the exit polls announced on Saturday evening have unanimously predicted a thumping victory for the DMK alliance, but not a clean sweep as has been consistently asserted by the India bloc leaders of the state.

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The polls have also predicted the BJP making inroads into Tamil Nadu, and Dravidian major AIADMK getting pushed to the third spot.

Most exit polls predicted that the DMK alliance would get 3336 Lok Sabha seats, AIADMK would win 0-2 seats, and the BJP bloc would win 1-3 seats in the state. Both India Today-Axis My India and CNN-News18 exit polls said BJP would get 1-3 seats, and other media outlets, too, offered similar predictions. Pradeep Gupta, chairman of Axis My India, opined that the saffron party could make significant inroads in the southern constituencies of Tirunelveli and Tenkasi.

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