Times Now-VMR Opinion Poll: Narendra Modi to Get Another Term With NDA Winning 279 Seats in Lok Sabha Elections 2019
Although the survey predicts another term for PM Modi, it has also projected a significant improvement in the prospects of the Congress-led UPA. From 64 seats in 2014, the coalition is predicted to surge to 149 seats.
New Delhi, April 8: In one of the final major surveys ahead of the commencement of Lok Sabha elections 2019, another term is being predicted for Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The opinion poll conducted by Times Now-VMR predicts the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) to win 279 seats -- seven more than the halfway majority mark.
If the opinion poll predictions turn out to be accurate, it would result into nearly 50 seats less than what the NDA had won in 2014. The coalition had then, under the leadership of PM Modi, won 334 constituencies. The BJP alone had wrested 282 seats -- forming the first single majority government in the last 30 years. ABP-Nielsen Opinion Poll: SP-BSP Mahagathbandhan to Win 42 UP Seats in Lok Sabha Elections 2019.
Although the survey predicts another term for PM Modi, it has also projected a significant improvement in the prospects of the Congress-led UPA. From 64 seats in 2014, the coalition is predicted to surge to 149 seats.
Others or the non-aligned forces, which includes the Samajwadi Party, Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP), Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) and YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) among others, is predicted to collectively bag 115 constituencies.
Times Now-VMR Opinion Poll: Seat-Wise Distribution
| Coalition | Seats Predicted |
| NDA | 279 |
| UPA | 149 |
| Others | 115 |
Voting for the first phase of elections is scheduled on April 11. Tomorrow is the last date for media outlets to broadcast their pre-poll surveys, as per the Model Code of Conduct norms.
The seven-phase elections will conclude on May 19, with the counting of votes scheduled by the Election Commission on May 23.
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