Lok Sabha 2019 | Latest Trends and Analysis

With a few hours left for Lok Sabha elections 2019 resultsto be announced, the spotlight is on the heavyweight battles in Uttar Pradesh,West Bengal, Odisha, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu, Delhi, and Bihar thatwill decide the future of the country. 

However, in the southern states such as- Tamil Nadu, and Kerala, the voters preferred other regional parties over Congress or BJP noted the exit polls.

In UP, Prime Minister Narendra Modi contested for Varanasi,and the contest seemed a cake walk for him. He will surely win the spiritualcapital of the country; the margin will indeed substantiate his popularity.

Except for PM Modi, Rahul Gandhi pitted against UnionMinister Smriti Irani for the Amethi Lok Sabha constituency, a bastion of theCongress.

Interestingly, the battle of Uttar Pradesh turned into a three-cornered contest after the formation of mahagathbandhan. The SP-BSP-RLD alliance is also looking forward to taking on the two key parties in the largest constituency across the country. 

 In Bihar, the BJP alliance with JD(U) can outperformthe Congress-RJD alliance due to non-availability of later's star campaigner(Lalu Prasad Yadav).

Equally important are the stakes in West Bengal where theBJP wants to leave a huge impact this time, and reduce the chances of TMC chiefMamata Banerjee's emerging as the face of the Opposition.

Looking at the western states of Maharashtra and Gujarat,the BJP holds the upper hand and could make a clean sweep, decimating theCongress and NCP.

In southern states of Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, andTelangana, regional parties and their alliances will take away the majority ofthe seats and maybe become kingmakers in a hung parliament possibility.

 Central and northern states barring Punjab are likelyto be a part of Modi wave with little gains for the Congress.