Patna: RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav on Wednesday dismissed the exit poll predictions that the NDA would return to power in Bihar, claiming that such forecasts were made at the “direction” of the BJP’s top leadership.
Addressing a press conference here, he also exuded confidence that the opposition INDIA bloc will form the government in the state.
“Exit polls are nothing. These forecasts have been made at the direction of the BJP’s top leadership,” the RJD leader alleged.
He questioned the sample size and criteria of the survey, asserting that they had not been made public.
“Yesterday, people stood in long queues during voting, even until 6 or 7 in the evening. People patiently waited to cast their votes. And while voting was still going on, exit polls started coming out,” Tejashwi Yadav said.
He added, “We neither live in false optimism nor in misunderstanding (hum na survey mein khushfehmi mein rehte hai na galatfehmi mein rehte hai).”
“These surveys are brought out merely to create a psychological impact – to put pressure on the officials involved in the election process,” the RJD leader said.
He added, “If you ask any of those showing these surveys about the sample size, none of them can tell you. Neither the sample size nor the criteria of the survey have been made public.”
Furthermore, he noted that the Mahaghatbandhan collected feedback from the people following the completion of the voting procedure, emphasising the need to achieve even better results than those of the 1995 Bihar state elections.
