Are Karnataka Assembly Elections 2018 Semi-finals for 2019 Lok Sabha Polls?

There is no doubt that victory or defeat in the upcoming assembly elections will have a profound impact of the 2019 Lok Sabha polls.

In 2014, PM Narendra Modi led NDA stormed in to power with an absolute majority. Since then, BJP has been successful in keeping the momentum going. As of today BJP led governments are in power in 22 states either on their own or along with a coalition partner. After the completion of 3 years in power, all the opinion polls and surveys that were conducted by various private media houses had concluded that PM Modi by-far remained the most popular leader in India. The consensus was that if the Lok Sabha elections were held then, the BJP would again form