As the seventh and final phase of the Lok Sabha polls came to an end on Sunday with a 64 per cent turn out, almost all exit polls forecast a majority for the ruling BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA). However, a number of exit polls predicted big losses for the BJP in Uttar Pradesh, where it had won 71 seats in 2014, but the saffron party appeared to make major gains in other states. Today's Chanakya predicted a sweeping victory for the BJP and its allies.

It gave NDA 340 seats, just 70 seats to United Progressive Alliance (UPA) and 133 to 'Others'. Times Now-VMR gave the NDA 306 seats, while they projected 132 for the Congress-led UPA and 104 for 'Others'. The Republic TV-CVoter exit poll has forecast 287, 128 and 127 seats for the NDA, UPA and 'Others', respectively. Polls to 542 seats of the Lok Sabha ended Sunday. The majority mark is 272.