Verdict On BJP's '400 Paar' Today. Can Party Repeat Congress' 1984 Feat?

In 1984 the Congress dominated the first election after Indira Gandhi's assassination, riding a gigantic wave of sympathy to claim 414 seats and make Rajiv Gandhi the PM.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is heavily favoured to win a third term - 12 of 12 exit polls have tipped his Bharatiya Janata Party-led alliance to hand the Congress-led INDIA bloc a crushing defeat.

And the BJP's 'abki baar, 400 paar' slogan - derided by the opposition and questioned by analysts, and possibly even some within the party - could ring true by the time the dust settles this evening.

Interestingly, should Mr Modi's party hit that magical figure, it will not be the first.