2019 Survey: Modi set to return to power with 291 seats in 2019 if no SP-BSP alliance in UP

In case there is no SP-BSP grand alliance or 'Mahagathbandhan' in Uttar Pradesh, the NDA, according to the survey, will return to power in the Centre with 291 seats, 19 more than the halfway mark. But if Mayawati and Akhilesh come together, their alliance will reduce the NDA tally to 247 seats in the 543-member Lok Sabha, 25 short of a clear majority. Only the Bua-Bhatija combine of Mayawati and Akhilesh Yadav can block the NDA's route to power in 2019 Lok Sabha elections to some extent.