According to the opinion poll, UPA constituents are expected to lose seats while NDA constituents are expected to improve their tallies. But the steep decline of UPA is not matched by the gains of NDA.
Among UPA constituents, Congress is expected to suffer major losses. The party is expected to lose 89 sitting seats. From strength of 206 seats in present Lok Sabha, they are expected to go down to 117 seats.
Similarly, DMK will suffer a loss of 16 seats and is expected to win 2 seats only compared to the present 18 seats they have in Lok Sabha. NCP is also expected to lose three seats and their tally will go down to 6 from 9. Other allies of Congress are expected to gain slightly as their strength will go up from 9 to 10.
In case of NDA, all major NDA constituent is expected to improve its tally. But what is noticeable is that NDA has failed to gain in same proportion with which UPA has declined.
BJP is expected to improve its tally from 116 to 142, a gain of 26 seats. Nitish Kumar's JD(U) is expected to retain its 20 Lok Sabha seats. Shiv Sena will get two additional seat and will improve its tally from 11 to 13. Shiromani Akali dal is also expected to get one more seat, improving its tally from 4 to 5.
