India TV-CNX Opinion Poll: The assembly elections in Northern states (Hindi belt), including Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh, slated to be held this year, are being considered as the semifinals ahead of crucial Lok Sabha elections 2024. Both states- Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh are crucial as they belong to Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Congress respectively. The ruling party of both state will leave no stone unturned to win maximum seats in the Lok Sabha.
What 2019 tally states
2019 Madhya Pradesh Lok Sabha Results:
- Total Seats: 29
- BJP: 28
- Congress: 01
2019 Chhattisgarh Lok Sabha Results:
- Total Seats: 11
- BJP: 09
- Congress: 02
India TV-CNX Opinion Poll: LIVE COVERAGE
Meanwhile, an opinion poll which was conducted by India TV and CNX projects a picture where people showed faith in BJP but Congress is also set to get some marginal gains.
Madhya Pradesh opinion poll
According to the poll, the BJP is likely to get 51 per cent votes in Madhya Pradesh while Congress is expected to get 39 per cent of votes.
As far as Lok Sabha seats are concerned, BJP is set to lose 4 Lok Sabha seats in Madhya Pradesh in 2024, while Congress is likely to gain 4 seats.
Total-29, BJP-24 and Congress- 5
Chhattisgarh opinion poll
India TV and CNX projected that BJP will get 46 per cent vote share while, Congress- 43 per cent, others- 11 per cent.
BJP will win 7 seats losing two seats (9 seats in 2019 polls), while Congress may increase its tally from 2 to 4.
Total-11, BJP-7 and Congress- 4
