National Approval Ratings: In Chhattisgarh, UPA projected to win by one seat over NDA

With India inching closer and closer to general elections, campaigns of political parties across country are in full swing. In pre-election hubbub, prevailing scenario appears ever-changing, thus bringing in new shades to an already vibrant political landscape in country in terms of seat-sharing, coalitions or fielding big names in different states. Republic TV and CVoter are back with National Approval Ratings to give a complete national picture as to who will win if polls are held today.

Out of 11 Chhattisgarh seats up for grabs, Congress is projected to sweep state with 6 seats, after outsing BJP in Assembly elections. 

As per latest projections, BJP, which got 10 seats in 2014 is projected to go down to 5 seats, one seat less than UPA, thus leaving ne for Ajit Jogi's Janta Congress Chhattisgarh.

Seat share

• UPA- 6
• NDA- 5
• Jogi- 0
• Ors-0
• Total-11

Vote Share

• UPA- 41.1%
• NDA- 43.4%
• Jogi- 7.5%
• Ors- 8.1%

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BJP is projected to have a vote-share of 43.4%, slightly higher than Congress who lag behind with 41.1% of vote-share. While, Ors are projected to have a vote-share of 8.1%, followed by former chief minister of state, Ajit Jogi with 7.5%. 

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Encompassing current political situation in India, significant strands to watch out for are various efforts to form 'united fronts' which appears to be a contest between those who were present at TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee's mega-rally in Kolkata, and those, like Telangana CM KCR, who weren't, as well as ar Nehru-Gandhi scion, Priyanka Gandhi, commencing her (active) political career after Congress party was snubbed by Akhilesh Yadav's SP's and Mayawati's BSP's alliance in Uttar Pradesh despite party's victory in three Hindi heartlands in Assembly elections- Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, and Chhattisgarh. Meanwhile, BJP and Shiv Sena may have witnessed a thaw in ir relationship with Maharashtra government sanctioning Rs 100 crore for a Balasaheb Thackeray memorial. At same time, pro-Mandir organisations RSS and VHP still pushing BJP to bring in an Ordinance on Ram Mandir issue in Ayodhya despite Supreme Court also currently hearing case. 

beginning of 2019 also saw parliament giving a green signal to provide 10 percent reservation in jobs and educational institutions to ecomically weaker sections in general category. It also remains to be seen what Modi government's last budget holds for people of India.