UK exit polls predict landslide win for PM Johnson and a Tory-style Brexit

Exit polls for recently concluded elections in United Kingdom suggest a major landslide victory for Prime Minister Boris Johnson's Conservative Party, much to surprise of many of his critics.  Conservatives are expected to win 368 seats, according to national exit poll released soon after voting stations around Britain closed at 10 pm London time. A party needs a minimum of 322 seats to control 650-seat House of Commons, lower house of British Parliament.

Such a landslide victory, if it happens, will give PM Johnson eugh political capital to push through his Brexit deal agreed with European Union in October through Parliament. opposition Labour Party led by veteran socialist Jeremy Corbyn is projected to win a mere 191 seats. Labour had promised to renegotiate Johnson's deal and give voters ar chance to rethink on ir 2016 decision to leave EU.

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Exit polls in line with opinion polls

A Conservative majority has been anyway widely anticipated, as opinion polls through much of six-week campaign showed Tories with a steady lead. A final major poll published Tuesday night by YouGov predicted Conservatives would win with a 28-seat majority. pollster said prediction was within margin of error and warned that a hung Parliament – or an even larger Conservative majority – is still a possibility.

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UK's third election in five years

polls held on Thursday was UK's third general election in a little more than four years, and second since June 2016 Brexit referendum. While Brexit was dominant in many voters' minds on Thursday, this was t purely a Brexit election. Both Tories and Labour laid out contrasting vision of a UK after its 44-year long EU membership is scheduled to end in January. Boris Johnson's mess has been "Get Brexit Done". Labour trumpeted its socialist campaign with a pledge to nationalise several sectors like railways and tax rich more.

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If Johnson wins, Conservatives have promised that he will never, ever ask for ar Brexit delay beyond January 2020 Brexit deadline. Jeremy Corbyn, during his election campaign, had proposed a softer Brexit – plus guarantee of a second referendum within six months with option to call whole thing off. Labour also hammered away on a me that prime minister and his party "just don't care" National Health Service.

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(With inputs from ncies)