'No scientific basis to exit polls'

Claiming that NDA would get an absolute majority proving exit polls wrong, BJP leader C Vidayasagar Rao said 'agencies doing the exit polls should observe self-restraint'.

Claiming that NDA would get absolute majority proving exit polls wrong in the Lok Sabha polls, BJP leader and Union Minister of state for Industries and Commerce, C Vidayasagar Rao today said 'agencies doing the exit polls should observe self-restraint'.

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Talking to reporters here, Rao said exit polls have no scientific base. "A candidate has to observe various restrictions under People's Representation Act, but agencies doing survey and exit polls did not have to adhere to any kind of control under the Act," he said.

"My personal opinion was that a legislation should be there to control it and I will convey this to party leaders," he said.

Stating that exit poll observations have not triggered any panic in the party, Rao said this time NDA approached voters with its achievements.

Terming CPI-M as an opportunistic party, Rao pooh-poohed CPI-M General Secretary, Harkishan Singh Surjeet's statement that left parties would play a major role in Government formation after the polls.

Rao said in Andhra Pradesh, TDP-BJP combine would return to power.