If you are shell-shocked by the largely one-sided projections of the exit polls, then this might calm your nerves.

The average of all exit polls, or the Poll-of-Polls, has predicted that Uttar Pradesh may end up sending 49 BJP MPs to Parliament. The SP-BSP alliance, that looked like a daunting force on paper, may do far less damage than expected. But here’s what many of us may not have taken into account: the pulse of the people on ground.

Deadline-driven journalists who have little time to spare, may have missed out on this crucial aspect.

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