When the Lok Sabha elections process began in India, everybody had this question: will it be NDA, Congress or 'Mahagathbandhan' which will have an upper hand in the 17th Lok Sabha? Indians across the nation and overseas projected many opinions on that matter. In January 2019, CB Patel, the editor-publisher of Gujarat Samachar and Asian Voice, in his 'Jeevan Panth' column predicted that NDA under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi will come back to power with minimum 340 seats.
CB made this prediction while he was attending the Indian Republic Day function at Guild Hall in London on 28 January 2019. After the function, the journalists were discussing the changing trends and the political scenario in India. A correspondent, who is aware of CB's political connections, asked, “CB, what do you think? Will Narendra Modi government come back to power again?”
CB, who knew that even a week in politics is a long time, decided to take the risk and told the journalist, “based on my recent findings, I believe that the BJP-led NDA will get minimum 340 seats.” Now that the election results are out, CB's predictions have come true with BJP winning 302 seats on its own and NDA tally touching 353 in the Lower House of Parliament.
