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Updated May 20th, 2019 at 13:03 IST

HD Kumaraswamy spins new conspiracy theory based on exit poll projections, says all of it was used to artificially engineer an impression

A day after the last phase of Lok Sabha election ended and exit polls were declared on May 19 projected a second term for NDA under Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Karnataka Chief Minister reiterates the claim by Opposition about rigged EVMs.

Reported by: Navashree Nandini
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A day after the last phase of the Lok Sabha election ended and exit polls were declared on May 19 projected a second term for NDA under Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Karnataka Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy reiterates the claim by Opposition about rigged EVMs. He said that the entire Opposition political parties had expressed concern over the credibility of EVMs under Prime Minister Narendra Modi. 

He went on to claim that developed countries worldwide have opted for traditional polls through paper ballots.  He added that the exit poll surveys on May 19 reiterated the serious concern of the Opposition parties on the misuse of vulnerable EVMs for electoral gains by the ruling party.

In a series of tweet, he alleged that the entire exit poll exercise was an effort to create a false impression of a wave in favour of one particular leader and the party. He then said that it is 'exit poll', not an 'exact poll'.

Here are his series of tweet:

READ: BIG STATEMENT: Senior JD(S) Leader Asks For Karnataka Assembly's Dissolution, Says 'People Are Unhappy In The State'

READ: Republic Double Exit Poll For Karnataka: BJP Projected To Secure Almost Twice As Many Seats As Congress-JD(S) Alliance, CVoter And Jan Ki Baat Concur

This comes after the Republic exit polls projected that NDA will win 18 seats in the state.

In 2014 Lok Sabha elections, in a triangular contest, the BJP secured 17 seats, Congress won 9 and JD(S) garnered 2. However, in 2019 arch rivals Congress-JD(S) united in agreement to fight on a 21-7 seat share formula respectively to give BJP a tough battle, however, their warring coalition became a significant focus of this political season.

In a state with 18 seats up for grabs, the Congress is predicted to win 7 seats and their ally JD(S) projected to win 2 seats making that a total of 9 seats for the UPA, while the NDA is predicted to secure a double with 18 seats. However, the UPA vote-share is predicted to be larger with 49.3% compared to NDA's 48.3%. 

Compared to the 2014 Lok Sabha elections, the Congress party is predicted to lose 

 

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Published May 20th, 2019 at 12:29 IST

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