ABP-CVoter Opinion Ballot: The newest ABP Information and CVoter opinion ballot for Karnataka has projected important seat share for the Nationwide Democratic Alliance (NDA), notably the Bharatiya Janata Get together (BJP), within the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. With a complete of 28 Lok Sabha seats up for grabs, Karnataka holds appreciable sway within the electoral panorama.
The newest ABP Information and CVoter opinion ballot for Karnataka has projected that the NDA is predicted to safe 23 seats, whereas I.N.D.I.A bloc is projected to win 5 seats, bringing the entire to twenty-eight seats. Breaking down the alliance seat share projection, the BJP is predicted to clinch 21 seats, the Janata Dal-Secular (JDS) is projected to win 2 seats, and the Congress is predicted to safe 5 seats.
The Lok Sabha elections in Karnataka are scheduled throughout two phases, with polling dates set for April 26 and Could 7, as introduced by the Election Fee on March 16. This yr, Karnataka will conclude its Lok Sabha polls early within the first quarter.
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Lok Sabha Election 2024: BJP Vs Congress In Karnataka
The BJP has already introduced its candidates for 20 seats in Karnataka, that includes outstanding names akin to Jagadish Shettar, Basavraj Bommai, Pralhad Joshi, and Tejasvi Surya, contesting from Belgaum, Haveri, Dharwad, and Bengaluru South respectively. In the meantime, the Congress has nominated candidates together with Priyanka Jarakiholi, Mrunal Ravindra Hebbalkar, Samyukta S Patil, H R Algur, Radhakrishna, G Kumar Naik, Sagar Khandre, Ok. Rajashekar Basavaraj Hitnal, Anandaswamy Gaddadevara, Math, Anjali Nimbalkar, amongst others.
The electoral panorama in Karnataka has been enlivened by the participation of three former Chief Ministers from the NDA camp. Basavaraj Bommai (Haveri), Jagadish Shettar (Belgaum), and H D Kumaraswamy (Mandya) have entered the Lok Sabha race, including fervor to the marketing campaign within the Congress-governed state. Whereas Bommai and Shettar hail from the BJP and belong to the Lingayat group, Kumaraswamy, a Vokkaliga, leads the JD(S) and is the son of former Prime Minister H D Deve Gowda. Of the entire 28 Lok Sabha seats in Karnataka, the BJP is contesting in 25, whereas the JD(S), which joined the NDA final September, is contesting in three.
Basavaraj Bommai, specifically, stands out as he makes his debut within the Lok Sabha polls, a yr after the BJP’s underwhelming efficiency within the meeting polls held in Could final yr, throughout which he held the place of Chief Minister. At the moment representing Shiggaon as an MLA, Bommai, the son of Janata Pariwar stalwart late S R Bommai, is contesting from the Haveri Lok Sabha seat. The 64-year-old, a four-time MLA, served as Chief Minister from 2021 to 2023.
Then again, the Congress management has continued to specific confidence within the prospects of their victory. Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah criticised the BJP’s slogan ‘Abki Baar, Chaar Sau Paar’ (This time greater than 400 seats), labeling it as a tactic to divert public consideration from the truth of their dwindling prospects.
He asserted that the INDIA bloc and different anti-BJP events will emerge victorious within the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.
Siddaramaiah dismissed the chance of the NDA securing an absolute majority this time, stating, “As a result of they know they won’t get a easy majority within the Parliament, they’re diverting the minds of individuals.” Accusing the BJP of disavowing the Indian Structure, Siddaramaiah highlighted BJP MP Anantkumar Hegde’s controversial assertion on amending the Structure, pointing to the social gathering’s failure to take motion towards him. He cited the Hindutva ideologues V D Savarkar and M S Golwalkar’s alleged opposition in the direction of the Structure drafted by B R Ambedkar as proof of the BJP’s historic stance towards it.
(Methodology: Present survey findings and projections are based mostly on CVoter Opinion Ballot CATI interviews (Pc Assisted Phone Interviewing) performed amongst 18+ adults statewide, all confirmed voters, particulars of that are talked about proper under the projections as of in the present day. The info is weighted to the identified demographic profile of the States. Typically the desk figures don’t sum to 100 because of the results of rounding. Our remaining information file has Socio-Financial profile inside +/- 1% of the Demographic profile of the State. We imagine this can give the closest potential tendencies. The pattern unfold is throughout all Meeting segments within the ballot sure state. MoE is +/- 3% at macro degree and +/- 5% at micro degree VOTE SHARE projection with 95% Confidence interval.)