Hapur's Satta bazaar discounts 'Modi wave', but predict BJP win in LS polls

The projections are based on the analysis of over 300 seats where polling has already been held

The pollsters may be more or less unanimous in predicting a thumping victory for Prime Minister Narendra Modi's BJP, but Hapur's "satta bazaar" is betting on a much closer fight. Punters do see Modi returning to power but not a wave as such in his favour.

The "Modi magic" cannot be felt the way it was in 2014, and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is likely to finish with far less number of seats than the 2014 tally of 283, predict punters.

"We are expecting the BJP to win 240 seats. At best, the tally may touch 245 but not more than