From Rahul Gandhi to Mamata Banerjee: Shaken opposition leaders rant on Twitter

New Delhi: After most of the exit poll results on Sunday predicted that the NDA will be coming back to power with a robust majority, opposition parties were left flabbergasted. 

Several visibly shaken opposition leaders started not only blaming the Election Commission but also the exit polls. 

Check out how the opposition leaders cribbed after the exit poll results

Rahul Gandhi

Congress president Rahul Gandhi took to Twitter to hit out at the EC. He said, “The EC used to be feared & respected. Not anymore.”

From Electoral Bonds & EVMs to manipulating the election schedule, NaMo TV, “Modi’s Army” & now the drama in Kedarnath; the Election Commission’s capitulation before Mr Modi & his gang is obvious to all Indians.

The EC used to be feared & respected. Not anymore.

— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) May 19, 2019

Mamata Banerjee

West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee said,  ‘I don’t trust Exit Poll gossip. The game plan is to manipulate or replace thousands of EVMs through this gossip…”

I don’t trust Exit Poll gossip. The game plan is to manipulate or replace thousands of EVMs through this gossip. I appeal to all Opposition parties to be united, strong and bold. We will fight this battle together

— Mamata Banerjee (@MamataOfficial) May 19, 2019

Chandrababu Naidu 

Andhra Pradesh chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu also seemed to be sceptical about the exit poll results. “While undoubtedly TDP govt will be formed in AP, we are confident that non-BJP parties will form a non-BJP govt at the center,” he said

Time and again exit polls have failed to catch the People's pulse. Exit polls have proved to be incorrect and far from ground reality in many instances. While undoubtedly TDP govt will be formed in AP, we are confident that non-BJP parties will form a non-BJP govt at the center.

— N Chandrababu Naidu (@ncbn) May 19, 2019

Shashi Tharoor

Congress leader Shashi Tharoor also tweeted his disagreement with the exit poll results and asked everyone to wait till 23rd for the real results.

I believe the exit polls are all wrong. In Australia last weekend, 56 different exit polls proved wrong. In India many people don’t tell pollsters the truth fearing they might be from the Government. Will wait till 23rd for the real results.

— Shashi Tharoor (@ShashiTharoor) May 19, 2019

Most of the exit polls showed a clear majority for the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance.