The Bharatiya Janata Party-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) to win 25 Lok Sabha seats and Congress rest three seats in Karnataka, as per a News18 opinion poll, conducted across 518 constituencies and engaging over 1.2 lakh respondents.
The poll says NDA will get 58% vote share and Congress 35%.
The opinion poll says 18% of respondents were dissatisfied with their sitting MPs. The BJP has named 20 candidates from the state while replacing nine sitting MPs. The saffron party has fielded Basavaraj Bommai, Tejaswi Surya this time and denied tickets to DV Sadananda Gowda, Nalin Kumar Kateel.
The BJP will contest these polls in alliance with Janata Dal Secular.
Another 77% of respondents were satisfied with the performance of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Centre, the opinion poll said, adding that 80% of respondents said they would vote for the BJP because of Modi irrespective of the candidate.
| Aspect | Percentage |
| Satisfied with PM Modi and Centre | 77% |
| Dissatisfied with Sitting MPs | 18% |
| Intend to Vote for BJP because of Modi | 80% |
Among issues, 43% of respondents say lack of job opportunities is the key issue, followed by law and order situation (41%), inflation (37%) and infrastructure and development (32%), the opinion poll.
| Issue | Percentage |
| Lack of Job Opportunities | 43% |
| Law and Order Situation | 41% |
| Inflation | 37% |
| Infrastructure and Development | 32% |
The Congress is currently governing the state but could not create an impact on these Lok Sabha polls, as per the opinion poll.
The BJP won 25 out of 28 seats in the 2019 Lok Sabha polls.
In the 2014 Lok Sabha elections, the BJP won 17 of the 28 seats, while the Congress won two seats and regional party JD(S) got two.
First Published: Mar 14, 2024 6:10 PM IST
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