Strategy Exit - Poll - 20240602 Mosl Su PG008
Strategy Exit - Poll - 20240602 Mosl Su PG008
Strategy Exit - Poll - 20240602 Mosl Su PG008
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Exit polls predict Modi 3.0!
2024 NDA set to come back with a landslide two-thirds majority
2019 (A)
(Exit poll
2024
avg)
predicted by these 12 exit polls ranges from 316 seats on the lower end to 400 seats
on the higher end out of a total of 543 Lok Sabha seats.
Within the NDA, the BJP alone is expected to win ~325 seats vs. 303 that it won in
2019. If the actual election results are in line with the exit polls, it will be the first
time since the 1960s that an incumbent Prime Minister is returning to power for a
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third consecutive term with a comfortable majority. The last time this happened was
– 4QFY24: A broad-based beat!
in the 1960s when Mr. Jawaharlal Nehru (India’s first Prime Minister) won the Lok
Sabha Elections in 1962 (he had also won in 1952 and 1957). Equally, if the BJP wins
~325 seats as predicted in exit polls, this would be an unprecedented performance.
It would have surpassed its previous tally for the second time in a row after winning
282/303 seats in 2014/2019, highlighting the pro-incumbency trend.
(2) Vote Share: 40 vs. 20: The BJP is expected to inch closer to ~40% vote share on
its own (vs. 37.3% in 2019) and the NDA is likely to touch 47% vote share (vs. 45% in
2019). The prevailing narrative after the first two phases of elections, which saw a
reduced voter turnout, created nervousness and anxiety in equity markets in late
April and early May. However, this does not appear to be making any difference to
the eventual outcome, according to the exit polls.
(3) Co ngress is not expected to secure triple digits in seats for the third
consecutive time: The opposition I.N.D.I.A. alliance is projected to win ~140 seats.
Within the opposition grouping, Congress is likely to improve its tally from 52 in
2019 to win ~65 seats. Congress’ tally had slumped to 44 in 2014 (its lowest ever)
from 206 in 2009 and then marginally improved to 52 in 2019. Congress is also
expected to increase its vote share to ~21% in 2024 from 19% in 2019, but it will still
be close to half of the BJP’s expected vote share. Interestingly, even in states like
Telangana and Karnataka, where the Congress won the state assembly elections in
the last 12 months, it is not expected to see any material positive impact of those
victories on its performance in the parliamentary polls in the same states.
(4) How does the math stack up for BJP? State-wise insights: The BJP is expected to
gain ~20-25 seats in states like Odisha, West Bengal, Telangana, and Andhra
Pradesh (in alliance with the TDP), which together constitute 105 seats in the
Parliament. It is expected to lose 7-8 seats in its traditional stronghold geographies
such as Rajasthan and Haryana (the BJP won 35 out of 35 seats in these two states
put together in 2019). It is also expected to more or less retain its tally in big states
like Maharashtra, Bihar, Karnataka, and Uttar Pradesh, which together contribute
196 out of 543 seats in the Parliament. The BJP was expected to shed some seats in
these four big states as per the narrative, which prevailed during the Lok Sabha
campaign. Aside from these states, the BJP is likely to sweep Gujarat (26/26 seats,
for the third time in a row), Madhya Pradesh (28-29/29 seats), Chhattisgarh (11/11
seats), Delhi (6-7/7), Himachal Pradesh (3-4/4), Uttarakhand (4-5/5), Assam (10-
11/12) and Jharkhand (10-12/14). Thus, as per the exit polls, at an overall aggregate
level, the BJP is losing very few seats in its traditional stronghold states in North and
West India, where it had scored significantly in 2019. Conversely, it is making decent
progress in the South and East, which more than compensates for the loss of seats
in Rajasthan and Haryana. We note that in 2019, the BJP won 224 seats out of 303
with a vote share of >50% and thus it has entered 2024 with a big gap vs. its
opponents. The BJP is also expected to open its account in the southern states like
Tamil Nadu and Kerala, where it scored a duck in 2019. The BJP and Prime Minister
Mr. Modi had prioritized these states and also invested significant political
bandwidth to raise the BJP’s performance here, with Mr. Modi alone making ~20
visits to TN.
(5) Regional political parties’ performance: One of the key takeaways of the exit
polls is the weakening of regional political parties in the I.N.D.I.A alliance that are
strong in their respective states. For example, Samajwadi Party/BSP in UP, TMC in
West Bengal, BJD in Odisha, BRS in Telangana (the BJP is gaining seats at the
expense of BRS here), RJD in Bihar, YSRCP in Andhra Pradesh and NCP (SP) in
Maharashtra are expected to see a reduction in their respective tallies or gain very
marginally. For some parties, e.g., SP and RJD, this will have significant ramifications
even for state-level politics, as this will now be the third consecutive Parliament
election where they would have performed poorly. From the national politics
perspective, this augurs well, in our view, as it results in enhanced political stability
without the pulls and pressures of coalition-politics that hamper policy-making.
Political implications of this verdict: If the BJP/NDA wins 325/370 seats on 4th June,
the political ramifications of this verdict will be far-reaching, we believe. It will once
again reaffirm the political supremacy of Brand Modi, who for the third consecutive
time, has not only won a comfortable majority but has also kept its key opponent,
i.e., the Congress party at a fraction of BJP’s strength in Parliament (Congress had
1.8x of BJP’s seats in 2009, but succumbed to just 16% of the BJP’s total tally in 2014
(44 vs. 282) which, after ten years, will now improve just a bit to ~20% (~65 vs.
~325), if Exit Poll predictions come true). It will result in further marginalization and
organizational weakness in opposition parties, which have seen significant attrition
and churning in their ranks in the last few years. The after-effects of this massive
pro-incumbency verdict may also have spill-over impacts in the next round of State
Assembly Elections i.e. Maharashtra and Haryana in Oct-Nov’24. Thirdly, it may also
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Implications for the market/economy: The victory of PM Modi/BJP augurs well for
the economy and capital markets as it provides stability and continuity in policy-
making with a single-party majority government, which will be expected to continue
pushing its economic agenda. Equity markets displayed some anxiety and
nervousness recently around the impending political uncertainty, which resulted in a
sharp rise in volatility in Apr and May’24. With this clear verdict, markets will heave
a sigh of relief, in our view, and go back to fundamentals/business-as-usual mode.
Fundamentally, India is witnessing its own mini-Goldilocks moment with excellent
macros (GDP growth of 8.2% in FY24 on the back of ~7% growth in FY23, inflation at
~5%, both current account and fiscal deficits well within tolerance band, stable
currency, etc.), solid corporate earnings (Nifty ended FY24 with 25% earnings
growth and FY25/26 earnings are likely to post 14-15% CAGR), focus on
manufacturing, capex and infrastructure creation, and valuations at 20x one-year
forward earnings. This verdict and consequent political stability and continuity in
policy-making will act like an icing on the cake and keep India as the cynosure of all
eyes, in our view.
Our model portfolio remains aligned with the key domestic cyclical themes amid a
consistent backdrop of earnings growth. We remain OW on Financials,
Consumption, Industrials, and Real Estate. Industrials, Consumer Discretionary, Real
Estate, and PSU Banks are our key preferred investment themes.
TOP IDEAS: Large caps – ICICI Bank, SBI, L&T, Coal India, M&M, Adani Ports, ABB,
HPCL, and Hindalco; Midcaps: Indian Hotels, Godrej Properties, Global Health, KEI
Industries, PNB Housing, Cello World, and Kirloskar Oil.
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ABP C-voter
Rep. Bharat -
Aaj Tak - Axis my
Jan Ki Baat
News Nation
INDIA NEWS D-
India TV-CNX
Times Now-ETG
Chanakya-News 24
Rep.TV- PMARQ
MATRIZE
Dynamics
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Exhibit 3: NDA expects to see seat share gains in most of the dominant states
Total Seats Lok Sabha elections 2019 Average of exit polls 2024
States NDA UPA NDA INDIA Alliance
Uttar Pradesh 80 64 1 71 9
Maharashtra 48 41 5 30 18
West Bengal 42 18 2 21 19
Bihar 40 39 1 34 6
Madhya Pradesh 29 28 1 28 1
Karnataka 28 26 2 22 6
Gujarat 26 26 0 26 0
Rajasthan 25 25 0 23 2
Odisha 21 8 1 13 0
Assam 14 9 3 12 1
Jharkhand 14 12 2 10 2
Chhattisgarh 11 9 2 11 0
Haryana 10 10 0 7 3
Nct Of Delhi 7 7 0 6 1
Uttarakhand 5 5 0 5 0
Source: Media, MOFSL
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Actual Result 58
ABP News/ Nielsen 281
2014
289
Avg. Exit Polls 285 NDTV 289
NDA
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Exhibit 5: Exit and Opinion polls have failed to gauge the nation’s mood accurately in the past
0 50 100 150 200 250 300 0 50 100 150 200
2019
Times Now 132 Times Now 104
NDTV 127 NDTV 115
Actual Result 52 Actual Result 140
News 24- Chanakya 70 News 24- Chanakya 133
CNN- IBN 97 Times Now- ORG 146
ABP News- Nielsen 97 India TV/ C- Voter 153
India TV/ C- Voter 101 India Today/ Cicero 156
2014
2014
NDTV 103 NDTV 161
India Today/ Cicero 115 ABP News- Nielsen 165
Times Now- ORG 148 CNN- IBN 170
Actual Result 58 Actual Result 149
Headline Today 191 STAR News- AC Nielsen 136
News X 191 NDTV 150
CNN-IBN 195 News X 152
2009
2009
2004
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