Five-state Assembly polls seen as bellwether for 2019 Lok Sabha elections

In 2013, BJP's massive wins in MP and Rajasthan had given an inkling of the 'Modi wave' of 2014 LS polls

Polling for much-anticipated elections to five state legislatures is scheduled to kick-start on Monday, with the electorate in 18 of Chhattisgarh’s 90 seats scheduled to vote.

The counting of votes to elect new governments in Chhattisgarh, Mizoram, Telangana, Rajasthan, and Madhya Pradesh (MP) is scheduled for 

December 11. The results of these five Assembly polls would be a barometer of the public mood in the run-up to the 2019 Lok Sabha (LS) polls, but also crucially influence the complexion of politics until then.

In 2013, the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP’s) massive wins in MP and Rajasthan had given an inkling of the ‘Modi