Shiromani Akali Dal President Sukhbir Singh Badal has said that no Punjabi believes the exit polls. Opinion polls and exit polls should be banned, he said. EC monitors that voters aren’t influenced, but nowadays some governments get opinion polls conducted using public money and the AAP has done this, he added. Photo : Times Now DigitalNew Delhi: With exit polls predicting a clear majority for the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in Punjab, Shiromani Akali Dal leader Sukhbir Singh Badal said that opinion polls should be banned. State Chief Minister and Congress leader Charanjit Singh Channi urged people to wait till March 10, the day when Assembly election results will be declared. I think no Punjabi believes the exit polls, said Badal adding that while the Election Commission of India (ECI) monitors that voters are not influenced some governments get opinion polls conducted using public money.‘AAP got opinion polls conducted using public money’Related NewsToday’s Chanakya Punjab exit poll: AAP projected to win 100 seatsExit polls predict BJP’s return in UP and AAP ka PunjabHe directly accused the AAP of doing this, while talking to reporters in Amritsar. This statement from Badal comes after exit polls on Monday predicted landslide victory for the Arvind Kejriwal’s party in Punjab. The surveys also predicted that the ruling Congress will finish a distant second in the state followed by Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) which had allied with Bahujan Samaj Party. The BJP and its allies are not predicted to do well. Reacting to the exit polls, Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi urged people to wait till March 10, the day when Assembly election results will be declared.Exit polls of Punjab are far from reality: Harish Rawat “Only boxes (EVMs) will tell what has to happen. All of you, please wait till March 10,” he had said. Congress leader Harish Rawat also said the exit polls are far from reality and AAP never existed on the ground. “The exit polls of Punjab are far from reality. AAP was not there anywhere in the villages. How would AAP get votes where it never exits? Congress is coming with a good mandate. I have full faith that we will form our government there,” ANI quoted Rawat as saying. Boyed by the exit polls prediction, AAP’s chief ministerial candidate Bhagwant Mann exuded confidence that his party will bag 80 plus seats.