CPM national general secretary Sitaram Yechury said the exit polls giving an edge to the Congress in the recently concluded elections in northern states reflects the excessive burden suffered by the common man. This anti-BJP sentiment would reflect more in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. CPM state secretary K Balakrishnan said the party would insist on DMK allotting Madurai and Coimbatore seats to them in the Lok Sabha polls.