Exit polls govern televisioin news today in India

The long wait for millions of people across India and the desperate moments for Indian TV channels will finally end today after 5 PM. The fifth and final phase of voting is being held in 86 Lok Sabha seats across 7 States and 2 UTs today. Once the polls are over at 5 PM, all major news channels will be busy in telecasting the exit poll results.

The Election Commission had put a ban on all Exit Polls in the country till the final phase elections are over. The Indian News Channels as well as the common people had a long wait to discuss the exit poll results. The 2009 Lok Sabha elections, which began on April 16, will come to an end today. Counting will take place on May 16.

Major News Channels in India such as CNN-IBN, TimesNOW, Star News, Aaj Tak, India TV and NDTV India are all set to telecast the exit polls today, based on their own permutations and combinations. A few weeks ago, all opinion polls had predicted a close fight between the Congress-led UPA and BJP-led NDA. They also gave a slight edge to the UPA. However, the Exit Poll results may come up with many surprises.

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