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Exit Polls 2024: The Congress party on Friday announced its decision to not take part in the upcoming Lok Sabha Elections 2024 exit poll debates on TV channels. The announcement came as the nation is slated to take part in the last round of 7-phased polls on June 1. TV channels and poll pundits are expected to release their exit poll data on June 1 after the conclusion of the polling.

Taking to the microblogging website X, Congress's spokesperson Pawan Khera announced that the party will refrain from participating in the exit polls as the party does not want to engage in speculations ahead of the result day, June 4.

"Our statement on the party's decision not to participate in the upcoming exit poll debates. Voters have cast their votes and the voting results have been locked in the machines. The results will be out on June 4," Khera wrote on X.

Calling exit polls as the game of TRP, he said that the party will not take part in any kind of speculation.

"In the eyes of the Indian National Congress, there is no justification in participating in the TRP game by making any kind of public speculation before the results are announced," he said.

However, Congress will resume the normal TV engagement after the announcement of the results, he added.

"The purpose of any debate is to enlighten the audience. The Congress Party will gladly participate in debates again from June 4," Khera added.

Meanwhile, the ruling party BJP took a dig at the Congress for its decision calling it "unequivocal confirmation" that the opposition party has conceded the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.

Party president J P Nadda asked voters not to waste their votes in the seventh and last phase of the polls on Saturday as the Congress usually opts out when it doesn't expect favourable results but has no compunction showing up if it thinks it has even an outside chance.

"Their hypocrisy is not lost on anyone. Let no one in Phase 7 waste their vote on them," he said.

(With ANI Inputs)