The Times of India:
UPA - 201
NDA - 195
Third Front - 82

Hindustan Samachar:
UPA - 170-180
NDA - 210-225

Star News:
UPA - 202
NDA - 198
Third Front - 97

CNN-IBN CNBC-TV18:
UPA - 185-205
NDA - 165-185
Third Front - 110-130

Times Now:
UPA - 199
NDA - 183
Third Front - 120

Live India:
Congress - 181
BJP - 140
Left - 25

INDIA TV:
UPA - 199
NDA - 192
Third Front - 108

NewsX:
UPA - 199
NDA - 191
Third Front - 104

Exit poll as the name suggests is the poll carried out when the voters exit from the polling booth. In other words, it is a kind of survey carried out by various non-governmental organisations (news channels, press etc.) to know about the possible outcome of the polls and made predictions based on the information collected. In this process the voters are enquired about the party they had voted for when they came out of the polling station/booth.
The decision from the EC has come following a notification from the Supreme Court of India. In its notification the SC had said that EC has the right and authority to put a ban on the exit and opinion polls during election time and it should implement the ban.
After the last phase of polling today ,various Tv channels who conducted the Exit polls 2009 for the elections will relays the results on Television.
15th Lok Sabha Elections Result to be announced on 16th May 2009.
Exit polls on television news channels show that the Congress-led UPA has been projected to have an edge over NDA and others in the Lok Sabha elections which are expected to produce a highly-fractured verdict.

Phase One April16: Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Jammu and Kashmir, Kerala, Maharashtra, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Orissa, Uttar Pradesh, Chattisgarh, Jharkhand, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Lakshwadeep.
March 23: Issue of notification.
March 30: Last date of filing nominations.
March 31: Scrutiny of nomination.
April 2: Last date of withdrawal of nomination.

Phase Two (A)

April 22: Manipur.
March 28: Issue of notification.
April 4: Last date of filing of nomination.
April 6: Scrutiny of nomination.
April 8: Last date of withdrawal of nomination.

Phase Two (B)

April 23: Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Goa, Jammu and Kashmir, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Orissa, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand.
March 28: Issue of notification.
April 4: Last date of filing of nomination.
April 6: Scrutiny of nomination.
April 8: Last date of withdrawal of nomination.

Phase Three April 30: Bihar, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Jammu and Kashmir, Gujarat, Sikkim, Dadar and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu.

Phase three (A):

April 2: Issue of notification.
April 9: Last date of nomination.
April 11: Scrutiny of nomination.
April 13: Last date of withdrawal of nomination.

Phase three (B):

April 2: Issue of notification.
April 9: Last date of nominations.
April 10: Scrutiny of nomination.
April 15: Last date of withdrawal of nomination.

Phase three (C):

April 2: Issue of notification.
April 9: Last date of nominations.
April 10: Scrutiny of nomination.
April 13: Last date of withdrawal of nomination.

Phase Four

May 7: Bihar, Haryana, Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Delhi.
April 11: Issue of notification.
April 18: Last date of filing of nomination.
April 20: Scrutiny of nomination.
April 22: Last date of withdrawal of nomination.

Phase Five May 13: Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Uttarakhand, Chandigarh, Puducherry, Uttar Pradesh.

Phase Five (A):

April 17: Issue of notification.
April 24: Last date of filing of nomination.
April 25: Scrutiny of nomination. April 27: Last date of withdrawal of nomination

Phase Five (B):
April 17: Issue of notification.
April 24: Last date of filing of nomination.
April 25: Scrutiny of nomination.
April 28: Last date of withdrawal of nomination.

Break up of seats:

Phase One: 124.

Phase Two: 141.

Phase three: 107.

Phase Four: 85.

Phase Five: 86.

Counting: 16th May 2009.

All election related procedures are to be completed before 28th May 2009.