As NDA gained significant leads within a few hours of counting of Lok Sabha election results, National Conference leader Omar Abdullah took to Twitter to laud the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Amit Shah for a "stellar performance".

Omar Abdullah said credit should be given where it's due. He wrote: "So the exit polls were correct. All that's left is to congratulate the BJP & NDA for a stellar performance. Credit where credit is due PM Modi Sahib & Mr Amit Shah put together a winning alliance & a very professional campaign. Bring on the next five years."

Omar Abdullah, who lamented the exit poll results on May 19 and said that it is better to rather switch of the televisions, said that the exit polls have turned out to be correct and NDA is indeed sweeping the country again.

So the exit polls were correct. All that’s left is to congratulate the BJP & NDA for a stellar performance. Credit where credit is due PM Modi Sahib & Mr Amit Shah put together a winning alliance & a very professional campaign. Bring on the next five years. Omar Abdullah (@OmarAbdullah) May 23, 2019

Every single exit poll can’t be wrong! Time to switch off the TV, log out of social media & wait to see if the world is still spinning on its axis on the 23rd. Omar Abdullah (@OmarAbdullah) May 19, 2019

As per the latest Election Commission data, the National Conference is leading on three Lok Sabha seats in Jammu and Kashmir and the BJP has opened huge leads in two constituencies while leading by a slender margin in Ladakh.

At 1 pm, according to the Election Commission, NDA was leading in 340 seats while the UPA was leading in 93.

The India Today-Axis My India had predicted a thumping victory for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA). The NDA, according to the prediction, is expected to cross the majority mark comfortably and win 339-365 Lok Sabha seats.

Six of seven exit polls predicted the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) would comfortably exceed the majority mark of 272 seats in parliament's lower house.