The next general election could be in 2018. It might be in the minds of top BJP guns. Modi and Shah might allign the next General election with the 2018 Assembly polls.
It will save the party better. It is right to advance the dates of the general election when the Modi magic hasn’t quite faded. A recent opinion poll has given 349 seats for BJP.
The BJP also knows that it has to guard against the anti-incumbency factor affecting the party’s prospects in the elections in Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan and Gujarat next year.
Even if it wins, a loss of seats compared to the previous elections can be disheartening on the eve of the general election if it is held in 2019
The BJP, on its part, has to capitalise on Modi’s popularity as long as it brings in the votes. Hence, there is need for the general election next year.
