Somnath (Gujarat) [India], June 3 (ANI): A day before the counting of votes for the Lok Sabha elections, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav offered prayers at Bhalka Tirth temple in Somnath on Monday. He said he wished that Prime Minister Narendra Modi would retain power and BJP would form the government again.

CM Mohan Yadav said, "I come from the land of Baba Mahakal temple. I had the privilege of offering prayers at Bhalka Tirth temple. After the process of voting is over, tomorrow is the day of counting and I wish PM Modi retains power and BJP forms the government again. I also offered prayers regarding development of the country and restoring our Sanatan culture. We are standing along with PM Modi. After coming to power our government has decided that in Madhya Pradesh wherever there are temples of Lord Ram and Sri Krishna we will develop those areas as holy places."

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Earlier the exit polls predicted that the ruling BJP-led NDA is poised to improve its performance over its 2019 record when it won 352 seats. Two polls predicted the BJP also improving its numbers from the 303 seats it won in the 2019 Lok Sabha polls.

Meanwhile, the exit poll predicted a marked rise in NDA's vote share in Tamil Nadu which is expected to go up to 22 per cent. According to the Axis My India exit poll, the BJP-led NDA is expected to win 2-4 seats in Tamil Nadu. The INDIA bloc, which has both DMK and Congress in it, is set to win 33-37 seats out of 39 Lok Sabha seats.

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The Narendra Modi-led BJP is seeking a third term in power, while the opposition INDIA bloc is aiming to wrest power by stopping the juggernaut. (ANI)

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