National Approval Ratings: In 29-seat Madhya Pradesh, NDA projected to win big despite assembly election loss at Congress' hands

With the Lok Sabha elections 2019 nearing, the Republic TV-CVoter National Approval Ratings are back with its December edition which gives a complete picture of the political landscape in the 29-seat state, Madhya Pradesh, if elections were to be held right now.

In the 2014 general elections, BJP had received massive victory by winning 27 of the 29 seats, while Congress managed to secure only 2 seats. 

Here are the projections made by the National Approval Ratings for Madhya Pradesh:

While BJP lost the majority in the Hindi heartland of Madhya Pradesh in assembly elections 2018, it is projected to sweep the state in the Lok Sabha elections with 23 seats out of the total 29. Furthermore, Congress is projected to get only 6 seats. 

As far as the vote-share is concerned, NDA is projected once more to have an edge over the UPA, receiving 48.5% votes versus the latter's 43%. CVoter's predictions also suggest Others will receive a vote share of 8.5%, while they may not secure even a single seat in Madhya Pradesh.

Comparison of current numbers with October and November National Approval Ratings:

In the November edition in Madhya Pradesh, BJP-led NDA was projected to grab 22 seats, losing a handful of them in comparison to the 2014 elections. On the other hand, Congress was projected to secure 7 seats as compared to 2 in 2014. Coming to vote share, the BJP, which had secured a sensational 54.1% votes in 2014, November projections stated the figure to fall to 47.2%. The Congress, on the other hand, was projected to have gained 3.6% vote share over 2014 (34.9%), with 38.5%.

While in the October edition, the predictions suggested BJP to secure 23 seats, four less than previous time in 2014. Even their vote share was expected to fall down by 4.7%. Congress, however, was projected to be a direct beneficiary in this with a rise in their seat share to 6, and vote share to 42%. Others' vote share was set to go down to 8.6%.

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