The best-case scenario is that the BJP will top out at around 50 seats in UP a drop of 12 from the 62 it had won in 2019.
Taken in tandem with Maharashtra and Karnataka, this is what is likely to put paid to the BJP s ambitions of a third term for Modi, argues Prem Panicker.
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In Phase 6, indications are that the BJP, which is defending 40 seats, will lose in double digits and gain in single digits.
Not good, if you are the ruling party scrambling to earn a working majority, with just one phase left to go, argues Prem Panicker.