Exit polls projections that the NDA will form the next government were welcomed by by Bhartiya Janata Party but dismissed by Congress, Bahujan Samaj Party, Samajwadi Party. Janata Dal (United) and others. Congress said the parties should await the poll results on Friday, citing how such an exercise in 2004 and 2009 went wrong.

Rejecting exit poll projections for Lok Sabha elections, Congress said the projections will be proved wrong after counting of votes on 16th of this month. Briefing reporters in New Delhi, party spokesperson Abhishek Manu Singhvi said the exit and opinion polls can not be credible and up to the mark in a big and diverse country like India.

Meanwhile, BJP said the results of exit polls are not correct and the party expects to surpass the 300 mark. Addressing media persons in New Delhi, party spokesperson Prakash Javadekar said people voted enthusiastically for the BJP-led NDA this time as they want a stable government at the Centre.

Senior BJP leader Arun Jaitley took a jibe at Congress,saying if the ruling party is finding it difficult to accept reality now they should accept defeat on May 16.

Senior NCP leader and Union Minister Praful Patel said people's mandate has to be respected as the country has to move forward. On the possible outcome of the Lok Sabha elections, he told reporters in New Delhi today that one may call it exit poll or opinion poll, the general view is that BJP will emerge as the single largest party. But, the question is how close they are able to come to the halfway mark, or, if they want any ally.

JD(U) leader and Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar dismissed the Exit Poll projections. Talking to reporters in Patna he said the results should be waited for. Exit poll projected around five out of 40 seats for JD(U) and between 20 to 25 for the BJP in Bihar.
In Uttar Pradesh, Bahujan Samaj Party and Samajwadi Party rejected the prediction of Exit Polls in the Lok Sabha elections. Talking to AIR, Samajwadi Party spokesperson and Minister Rajendra Chaudhari said that all exit polls are only a gimmick and they do not represent the real mood of the people. Bahujan Samaj Party also dismissed the exit poll predictions.

Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister and National Conference leader Omar Abdullah also dismissed the projections as a great time pass.