Lok Sabha Polls: Modi Magic Worked Even Where Opposition Tells BJP Clearly
South India was considered the toughest and weakest link for the BJP in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, and All India's hopes were pinned on the region. The election results will be out on June 4, but the polls before that have dashed all hopes of the opposition parties. Prime Minister Modi's magic has worked not only in North Indian states but this time in South Indian states as well. This time, BJP is opening accounts in states like Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Andhra, while seats are increasing in Telangana. According to polls by TV9-People's Insight and POLSTRAT, the BJP-led NDA seems to be making political gains not only in North India but also in the South. There are a total of 131 Lok Sabha constituencies in southern states, of which 28 are in Karnataka, 17 in Telangana, 25 in Andhra Pradesh, 39 in Tamil Nadu, 20 in Kerala, and 1 each in Puducherry and Lakshadweep. This time the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance is expected to win 44 seats. With this, seats for NDA are increasing from 2019. What do the polls say about Karnataka? Karnataka has a total of 28 Lok Sabha constituencies. According to polls by TV9 Bharatvarsha- People's Insight and POLSTRAT, the BJP is expected to win 18 of the total 28 seats in Karnataka and its ally JDS 2 seats. Congress is expected to get 8 seats. In Karnataka, the BJP will lose seven seats compared to the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, but it sees scope for political gains in other states of South India. According to the poll, the BJP is expected to win 7 seats and the Congress 8 out of 17 seats in Telangana. BRS can get one seat and AIMIM one seat. Asaduddin Owaisi has won Hyderabad constituency. According to opinion polls, KCR's party PRS is expected to suffer a heavy loss while Congress and BJP are expected to win. In 2019, BJP won 4 seats and Congress 3 seats in Telangana. Whereas PRS won 9 seats. According to a poll by TV9-People's Insight and POLSTRAT, the BJP is likely to win 4 seats in Tamil Nadu, the Indian Alliance is likely to win 35 seats and the NDA 4 seats out of 39 Lok Sabha constituencies in Tamil Nadu. AIADMK does not seem to be opening an account. Out of 4 seats for NDA, BJP will get 2 seats, VKK will get one seat and BMC will get one seat. In the Indian alliance, Congress will get 8 seats, DMK 21 seats, Left 4 seats, OPS 1 seat, MDMK 1 seat and VCK 1 seat. In 2019, the BJP could not open its account in Tamil Nadu, but this time it could win two seats. BJP may win Coimbatore and Tirunelveli constituencies. Kerala has 20 Lok Sabha constituencies. According to the post-election polls, the BJP is expected to win one seat in Kerala. The Congress-led UDF is likely to win 16 seats and the Left-led LDF 3 seats. In UDF, Congress can get 13 seats, Indian Union Muslim League 2 seats and KEC 1 seat. CPM may win two seats and CPI one seat in LDF. BJP has not opened its account in Kerala in 2019 elections, but it might win a seat. BJP's Suresh Gopi may win Thrissur. LDF gains ground while UDF loses 3 seats in Kerala. According to a poll by TV9-People's Insight and POLSTRAT, out of 25 Lok Sabha constituencies in Andhra Pradesh, the NDA is expected to win 12 seats, while the All India tally is unknown. will be open. YSR Congress is expected to get 13 seats. Out of 12 NDA seats, BJP is estimated to win 2 seats, TDP 9 seats and JSP 1 seat. YSR Congress has lost 10 seats. In 2019, the BJP did not open its account in Andhra Pradesh, but this time it has gained political advantage by contesting the election in alliance with the TDP. BJP got two seats. Prime Minister Modi's magic in South India faded in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, but this time he is likely to reap political dividends. Apart from Kerala, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, Puducherry and Lakshadweep are in the south. According to this, the South has a total of 131 seats. Looking at the 2019 Lok Sabha election results, BJP won 29 parliamentary seats, Congress won 27 seats and regional parties won 74 seats. This time the seats of the National Democratic Alliance increase to 44. Through this it is expected to get 13 seats politically. Accounts can be opened in Kerala and Tamil Nadu In the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, the BJP won in Karnataka and Telangana, while accounts could not even be opened in Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh. In such a scenario, the BJP contested the 2024 polls in alliance with new alliance parties in the south, Telugu Desam in Andhra Pradesh and JDS in Karnataka. Similarly, BJP has joined hands with local parties in Tamil Nadu as well. If we see the BJP opening its account in Tamil Nadu and Kerala from Andhra, its seats in Telangana may increase.