The exit polls gave the BJP and its allies far more seats than the Congress in northern, western and central India. Only parts of the south, especially Kerala and Karnataka, held hope for the Congress.
ABP News-Nielsen said the BJP would make huge gains in the populous states of Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Maharashtra which together account for 168 crucial Lok Sabha seats.
According to it, the NDA would get 46 of the 80 seats in Uttar Pradesh and 21 of the 40 seats in adjoining Bihar.
In Maharashtra, the BJP (21) and its ally Shiv Sena (11) would net 32 of the 48 seats.
A fourth exit poll, on CNN-IBN, said the BJP was expected to do unusually well in West Bengal and Tamil Nadu where it has always been weak.
The BJP was also on the victory lap in Haryana, Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh, exit polls said.
