Exit Polls predict clean sweep for BJP led NDA
New Delhi: As the voting for Lok Sabha elections 2024 conclude after six weeks of voting, exit polls are predicting a significant victory for the ruling BJP-led NDA. Five exit polls have forecasted a major win for the NDA, Republic Bharat-P Marq (359 seats), India News-D-Dyanamics (371 seats), Republic Bharat-Matrize (353-368 seats), TV 5 Telugu (359 seats), and Jan Ki Baat (362-392 seats).
The exit polls also indicate NDA's strong performance in Karnataka, Maharashtra, and a setback for the Congress-led alliance in Kerala, as according to several agencies the Bharatiya Janata Party is likely to open account in the state, with India Today Axis My India projecting 2-3 seats.
Meanwhile, in West Bengal, the BJP is expected to perform better than in the previous election, where it secured 22 seats. At least three exit polls suggest that the BJP will emerge as the single largest party in Bengal in terms of Lok Sabha seats.
In the 2019 elections, the BJP won 303 seats, with the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) reaching a total of 352. The Congress managed to secure 52 seats, and the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) totaled 91.
This time, the BJP has set a target of 370 seats and, with support from its allies, aims to surpass the 400-seat mark. The Lok Sabha, has 543 seats, with the magic number set at 272. The election results will be declared on June 4, Tuesday.
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Another North Goa nightclub sealed; Kejriwal says corruption led to fire tragedy
Panaji (PTI): As part of a crackdown against tourist establishments violating laws and safety norms in the aftermath of the Arpora fire tragedy, Goa authorities on Saturday sealed a renowned club at Vagator and revoked the fire department NOC of another club.
Cafe CO2 Goa, located on a cliff overlooking the Arabian Sea at Vagator beach in North Goa, was sealed. The move came two days after Goya Club, also in Vagator, was shut down for alleged violations of rules.
Elsewhere, campaigning for local body polls, AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal said the fire incident at Birch by Romeo Lane nightclub at Arpora, which claimed 25 lives on December 6, happened because the BJP government in the state was corrupt.
An inspection of Cafe CO2 Goa by a state government-appointed team revealed that the establishment, with a seating capacity of 250, did not possess a no-objection certificate (NOC) of the Fire and Emergency Services Department. The club, which sits atop Ozrant Cliff, also did not have structural stability, the team found.
The Fire and Emergency Services on Saturday also revoked the NOC issued to Diaz Pool Club and Bar at Anjuna as the fire extinguishers installed in the establishment were found to be inadequate, said divisional fire officer Shripad Gawas.
A notice was issued to Nitin Wadhwa, the partner of the club, he said in the order.
Campaigning at Chimbel village near Panaji in support of his party's Zilla Panchayat election candidate, Aam Aadmi Party leader Kejriwal said the nightclub fire at Arpora happened because of the "corruption of the Pramod Sawant-led state government."
"Why this fire incident happened? I read in the newspapers that the nightclub had no occupancy certificate, no building licence, no excise licence, no construction licence or trade licence. The entire club was illegal but still it was going on," he said.
"How could it go on? Couldn't Pramod Sawant or anyone else see it? I was told that hafta (bribe) was being paid," the former Delhi chief minister said.
A person can not work without bribing officials in the coastal state, Kejriwal said, alleging that officers, MLAs and even ministers are accepting bribes.
