Pollsters predicting victories and defeats in Jammu and Kashmir during elections have been proved wrong in the past.
So, If they are able to accurately forecast this year's winners and losers, they can proudly claim to have perfected their art.
Polling in Jammu and Kashmir would be held April 7 (Udhampur), April 10 (Jammu), April 24 (Anantnag), April 30 (Srinagar) and May 7 (Baramulla and Ladakh).
The NC has three seats in the outgoing 15th Lok Sabha and the Congress two. One seat is held by an NC-backed Independent.