Lok Sabha 2014 campain ends, last phase polling on 12th, counting on 16th


Ahmedabad, 10 May, 2014

Lok Sabha 2014 campain ends, last phase polling on 12th, counting on 16th Campaign for general elections of Lok Sabha ended today at 6.00 pm. The last phase of polling which is limited to 6 seats of Bihar, 18 seats of Uttar Pradesh and 17 seats of West Bengal(total 41 seats) will take place on Monday. The Election Commission has permitted news channels to broadcast exit polls. It is expected that from Monday evening onwards, exit polls will be in discussion everywhere, on TV and in print. Indian stock market is booming with hope of stable new decisive government under strong leadership of Narendra Modi in centre post elections. If exit polls favor Modi government with absolute majority, stock market may go further up. The actual results of 35-day long 9-phase elections will be out on 16 May. The entire polling season and campaign has been mostly peaceful barring some eye-catching incidents in Maoist areas and bomb blasts in Narendra Modi’s rally in Patna, Bihar in which several people succumbed to death.