In the upcoming Lok Sabha Elections 2024, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is pushing all limits to secure a seat in Kerala, often referred to as 'God's Own Country'.
A News18’s Mega Opinion poll has now projected that the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) will open its account in the state with two seats and a vote share of 18%.
While the I.N.D.I.A. Bloc is projected to win 14 seats in the state, per News18’s Mega Opinion poll, the others, mainly the Left Democratic Front (LDF) is likely to get four seats. The I.N.D.I.A. Bloc is seen securing a vote share of 47% and others (LDF) 35%.
In the 2019 elections in Kerala, a state with 20 seats to offer, the Congress had won 15 of the 16 seats it contested with its allies winning four more. The Communist Party of India (Marxist) won the remaining seat.
In the 2014 Lok Sabha elections, Congress won 8 seats with a 31.5% vote share; CPM won 5 seats with a 21.8% vote share, while IUML won two seats with a vote share of 4.6%.
The News18 Mega Opinion poll to be released on March 13 and 14 covers 21 major states that account for 95% of all the Lok Sabha constituencies in the country. The poll was conducted between February 12 and March 1.
The survey spanned all Lok Sabha constituencies across 21 states, totalling 518 seats, with 210 interviews conducted with eligible voters in each constituency.
The survey was conducted on a sample size of over 1.18 lakh respondents across various demographic backgrounds, making it India’s biggest opinion poll.
First Published: Mar 13, 2024 7:29 PM IST
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