Lok Sabha Polls: NDA set to return to power with 283 seats, predicts Times Now survey
New Delhi, Mar 18: The BJP-led National Democratic Alliance islikely to return to power winning 283 seats, predicts the Times Now-VMR opinion survey for the upcoming general elections.
The Times Now-VMR survey predicts a huge win for the NDA in the Hindi heartland and in the northeast region.
The survey also predicted BJP making significant inroads in West Bengal and Odisha.
The survey had earlier predicted a hung Lok Sabha in 2019 with the BJP-led NDA winning 252 seats in the 545-member house followed by the Congress--led UPA with 147 seats and Others with 144 seats.
The BJP's tally is projected to come down to 215 in 2019 from 282 in 2014, while the Congress is predicted to improve its tally to 96 seats from 44 in the previous general election.
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NDA's vote share improves in South, says Times Now survey
The survey also found the NDA's significant improvement in vote share in the southern states with the saffron party likely to win 15 seats in Karnataka, while the ruling combine of Congress-JD(s) is projected to win only 13 seats.
Tamil Nadu
Lok
Sabha
seats
-
39
Vote
share:
UPA
52.20,
NDA
37.20,
Others
10.60
Seat
share:
UPA
34,
NDA
5,
Others
0
Kerala
Lok
Sabha
seats
-
20
Vote
share:
UDF
45,
NDA
21.70,
LDF
29.20,
Others
4.10
Seat
share:
UDF
16,
NDA
1,
LDF
3,
Others
0
Andhra Pradesh
Lok
Sabha
seats
-
25
Vote
share:
UPA
2.2,
NDA
5.8,
TDP
38.4,
YSRCP
48.8,
Others
4.9
Seat
share:
UPA
0,
NDA
0,
TDP
3,
YSRCP
22,
Others
0
Telangana
Lok
Sabha
seats
-
17
Vote
share:
UPA
30.3,
NDA
17.6,
TRS
41.2,
Others
10.90
Seat
share:
UPA
1,
NDA
2,
TRS
13,
Others
1
Karnataka
Lok
Sabha
seats
-
28
Vote
share:
UPA
43.50,
NDA
44.30,
BSP
0.90,
Others
11.20
Seat
share:
UPA
13,
NDA
15,
BSP
0,
Others
0