Will Congress President Rahul Gandhi's decision to contest Lok Sabha Elections 2019 from Wayanad help the UDF in the southern state of Kerala? Will the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) be able to set foot in the state? Who will win Kerala Parliamentary polls 2019? The Times Now-VMR opinion poll has predicted that Kerala seems to be going the Congress way with the UDF getting the most number of seats and the Left Front suffering a jolt. It says that Gandhi fighting from Wayanad may be going in favour of the INC. Kerala Lok Sabha Elections 2019 Dates: Constituency Wise Dates Of Voting And Results For General Elections.

The opinion poll conducted by Times Now-VMR has predicted that the Congress-led UDF is likely to win a whopping 17 out of 20 seats in Kerala. It says that the LDF (Left) may come down to just about two seats in the state while the BJP may be marking its entry into Kerala with one seat.

Watch: Times Now-VMR Opinion Poll For Kerala Elections 2019

Overall, the opinion poll conducted by Times Now-VMR predicts that the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) can win 279 seats, seven more than the halfway majority mark, this Lok Sabha Elections 2019. The survey has also predicted 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.

Voting for the first phase of Lok Sabha Elections 2019 is set to take place on April 11 in 91 constituencies of 20 states. Polling for Parliamentary Polls is set to take place in seven phases between April 11 and May 19. The counting of votes will take place on May 23. In Kerala, voting will be held on all 20 seats in the third phase of Lok Sabha poll on April 23.

 

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