Which way will the wind blow?

Eight factors that could decide BJP's electoral fortunes

Yogendra Yadav 

Yogendra Yadav

The final round of pre-election surveys, including the much-awaited pre-poll round of National Election Study (NES) by Lokniti-CSDS team, has confirmed what was widely felt by Indian political observers: At the starting point of the race, it’s advantage NDA. Various surveys have made different seat projections.

The Lokniti team projects 222-232 seats for the BJP (263-283 for the NDA) and 74-84 seats for the Congress (115-135, including existing Congress allies). The Times Now-VMR poll projects 279 seats for the NDA and 149 for the UPA. The real question is: Are these numbers ...

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First Published: Sun, April 14 2019. 23:39 IST