In the last elections, the BJP had 303 seats on its own, while NDA had over 350. In Rajasthan, BJP was ahead only in 14 seats, against all 25 its alliance won last time. Haryana also threw up a shock result for the BJP, where the party was leading only in five and the Congress in five. The NCP Sharad Pawar faction could get seven seats, giving the INDIA alliance, forged together by the common dislike of the BJP, a possible 38 seats. Trends for Karnataka showed potential gains for the Congress, with leads in nine seats, up from one last time.
