Congress vote share is likely to cross the 20% mark this time but in comparison BJP’s vote share has seen a higher spike to a near 40% in 2019. What we see is the utter failure of Congress against BJP on seats where they are in direct contest. This is reflected in BJP’s stranglehold in the Hindi heartland (225) and western India (78) accounting for over 300 out of 543 seats.

from Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/lok-sabha-results-rahul-gandhi-dithers-but-amarinder-singh-stands-tall-in-congress/articleshow/69463957.cms