The Delhi throne is significant for the BJP as it sets its eyes on ending a 20-year drought in the national capital.

While Arvind Kejriwal-led Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) fought the elections relying heavily on its work in the areas of education, healthcare and transport, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) led an aggressive campaign dotted with controversial statements and severe criticism of Delhi Chief Minister.

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In a series of tweets, Home Minister Rajnath Singh said the people of India have once again given a decisive mandate to the BJP-led NDA, and reposed their faith in Modi's leadership and vision of New India.

Most of the exit polls have predicted that the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP)-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) is on course to retain power for a second term, riding on Prime Minister Narendra Modi's charisma like the way he swept to power in 2014.

After a deafening silence for the past three days, ever since polling for the final phase of the elections ended and multiple media channels screamed the return of Modi, Congress president Rahul Gandhi finally commented on the exit polls on Thursday.

His appeal to workers came a day after opposition parties raised concerns over reports of alleged tampering of EVMs and asked the Election Commission to ensure transparency in counting.

All exit polls predicted a thumping majority for BJP-led NDA government and a second term for Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Yadav contested from Bihar's Madhepura parliamentary constituency as a Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) candidate.

In an audio message to party workers, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra said they should not fall prey to "rumours and exit poll trends which are being promoted to undermine the spirits of Congress persons."