With Lok Sabha elections commencing next month, pre-poll survey by a Kannada media outlet Eedina projected a clear win for Congress party in Karnataka. As per the pre-poll prediction, of the total 28 seats, Congress is likely to win 17 seats while BJP-JDS alliance will bag 11 seats.
Speaking of vote share, the party is expected to win 43.77 percent of votes. With this prediction, the Congress party could see surge by nearly 12 percent as compared to the 2019 polls. In contrast to this, the BJP-JDS alliance is expected to see a decline of 18.7 percent with vote share of gross 42.35 percent this year. If the pre-poll survey turns out to be true, it would be the first decline for the BJP in Karnataka since the 1996 elections, it has stated.
It is important to note that 52,678 respondents made up the sample size for the Eedina pre-poll survey, which was conducted between February 15 and March 5. As per the survey, a total of 49.18 percent also said that PM Modi should win the third term while only 33.06 percent responded saying that Modi's work was excellent.
However, in contrast to this, a recent opinion poll conducted by News18 stated that the NDA is expected to repeat its 2019 performance in Karnataka, winning 25 out of the 28 seats, while the Congress will only bag three seats. This time, the BJP is contesting elections in alliance with JD(S)
In 2019, the BJP won 25 seats with a vote share of 51.7 per cent. Congress won 1 seat with a 32.1 per cent vote share, while JD(S) and Independent won one seat each in Karnataka.
Meanwhile, voting for Lok Sabha constituencies in Karnataka will take place in the second and third phase i.e. on April 26 and May 7.
