Nitin Gadkari`s name tops the list of BJP`s next president. J.P.Nadda too in the race.
Three exit polls projected the Bharatiya Janata Party-led National Democratic Alliance between 272 and 289 seats in the 545-member Lok Sabha where two members are nominated by the government.
A poll by Today`s Chanakya showed the BJP and its allies winning 340 seats, compared with 70 seats for the Congress group.
Most opinion polls put the BJP far ahead of the Congress and others although there is some lingering doubt if the BJP and its allies will bag the magic number of 272 to cross the half-way mark in the Lok Sabha.
A survey has predicted 11-15 seats for the BJP-TDP alliance in Andhra Pradesh and the YSR Congress will get 11-15 also, mostly in Telangana.
BJP to get 46 seats in Uttar Pradesh, Congress 08, Samajwadi Party 12 and BSP 13 seats as per ABP News/AC Nielson survey. UP sends 80 seats to Parliament.
The world`s largest democracy has voted to elect a new government at the Centre and now all eyes are on the exit polls to see whether India is poised for a regime change on May 16.
People turned out in large numbers to cast their vote in the final phase of Lok Sabha polls 2014.
Congress Monday petitioned the Election Commission demanding immediate action against Narendra Modi for his video message to voters during polling in the last phase in 41 constituencies, including Varanasi, claiming that it was a violation of the electoral laws.
Protest erupted in Varanasi as people are alleging that their names are missing from the voter`s list as the ninth phase of 2014 polls are underway in the constituency.
With over 20% voting recorded in Varanasi in the first two hours, the holy city appears set to break all records. Over all, 10.3% voters exercised their franchise in the first two hours in Uttar Pradesh, where polling is underway on 18 seats to decide the fate of 328 candidates.
Bharatiya Janata Party`s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi urged the voters to come out in huge number and vote for the party on May 12.
The Election Commission (EC) on Monday directed Varanasi Returning officer to file FIR against Congress candidate Ajay Rai after he was seen wearing party symbol while casting vote for the Lok Sabha polls in Ramnagar.
Congress candidate Ajay Rai came to vote wearing a badge of his election symbol `hand` on his kurta. When asked whether it could amount to violation of Election Code of Conduct just as in the case of Mr. Modi in Gandhinagar, Mr. Rai said he has the right to wear the symbol as a candidate and "the hand symbol was in his heart".