National Approval Ratings: Massive turnaround from 2014 in Odisha; BJP projected for huge gains leaving BJD in tatters

Ahead of the Assembly polls, which will be held in 2019, Republic TV, in association with CVoter, has come out with the third edition of the National Approval Ratings to bring forward the mood of the nation in the present time.

In Odisha, there has been a huge shift in terms of both vote share and seat-share, with BJP projected to win 15 seats, leaving BJD with just six and Congress empty handed.  

Comparison to 2014:

In 2014, Naveen Patnaik's BJD were outright winners, managing 20 of the 21 seats with a vote share of 44.1 percent. But according to the National Approval Ratings in December, they are projected to win just six seats.

The BJP had won just on seat in 2014 with a 21.5 percent vote share, but they are the biggest winners, projected to win 15 seats this time around with a vote share of 37.1 percent. 

The Congress had nil seats then, and will again fail to open their account.

Prediction in October and November:

In the October edition of the National Approval Ratings, BJD was projected to win six seats with a vote share of 31.6 per cent. The BJP, which had won just one seat in 2014, was projected to win 13 seats with a vote share of 39.6 percent. Congress was predicted to win two seats with a vote share of 23.5 percent.

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The dynamics for Odisha did not change much in November, with only seat exchanged. BJD remained on six seats, but increased its vote share to 33.3 percent. The BJP lost one vote and the Congress gained from it, leaving the two parties with 12 and 3 seats respectively.

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(The results of the 2019 Lok Sabha elections may or may not reflect the results or scenarios of the state assembly elections, nevertheless, to establish where we stand at present, Republic TV and CVoter has presented the National Approval Ratings.)