After the conclusion of the final phase of voting on March 7, Exit Polls of 5 poll-bound states was released. In this backdrop, screengrabs a few purported news graphics started circulating on social media with the claim that the polls predicted a Samajwadi Party win in UP.
A Facebook page shared a graphic by News 24 where it was predicted that SP will win 203-211 of the state’s 403 seats. The majority mark is 202. The image was shared with the caption, “Once again in UP SP government #SamajwadiParty #AkhileshYadav #UttarPradeshElections2022 #RLD”
Here’s the link to the above post.
Another screenshot purportedly showing exit polls by Aaj Tak also made similar claims.
Here’s the link to the post.
FACT CHECK
We fact-checked the viral graphics and found them to be false.
We ran a keyword search and found an Exit Poll graphic shared on the verified Facebook page of News 24. As per the graphic, the BJP alliance is predicted to bag 294 seats while it predicted that the SP alliance would be able to secure 105 seats. The graphic was shared with the caption, “Will BJP government come in Uttar Pradesh once again?”
We also found the original video report which was streamed live by News 24 on March 7, 2022.
We then ran a keyword search and found the original Aaj Tak report on Exit Polls.
As per India Today and Axis My India survey, the BJP alliance in UP is expected to get 288-326 seats while the SP alliance will get 71-101.
Hence, from the above fact check, it is clear that none of the news channels predicted SP’s win in Uttar Pradesh and the viral graphics are fake.
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