Dehradun, Feb. 7 -- Exit polls of late have lost much of their credibility, after a series of spectacular failures. However, this has not deterred the pollsters from coming up with their readings of people's preferences after each election. Fact is, if done scientifically on the basis of a proper database, these can be quite accurate in their predictions. The continued effort by the pollsters indicates that efforts are being made in this direction. Now that the 'exit polls' have come out on the Delhi Assembly elections, it will be interesting to see how well the corrections have been made.
In the case of Delhi, the fact that almost all predictions are favouring the BJP indicates that a general trend has been captured. It is a certainty tha...