Hung LS, Elections Again In Two Years: Astrologer

Srikalahasti Swami Devasthanam astrologer Pandit Mulugu Ramalingeswara Varaprasada Siddhanthi has predicted that the present 2019 general elections would throw up a hung Lok Sabha, and that there would be elections again within two years.

He also forecasted that the strength of the BJP would decline in the country.

He however also said that though the efforts for the formation of a third front would be intensified, the result would be a zero.

In his New Year (Vikari) almanac, the siddhanthi, who is said to have correctly predicted many political and other developments earlier, also said that Mamata Banerjee of West Bengal, Nitish Kumar of Bihar and Mayawati of Uttar Pradesh would create a disturbance in the political field. There would also be setbacks for Navin Patnaik in Odisha and the BJP would gain to some extent in that State, he said.

The siddhanthi had last year predicted victory for the TRS in Telangana, the increase in importance of BJP chief Amit Shah, the downfall of Vasundhara Raje in Rajasthan, "raja yogam" for Kumaraswamy (who became the Chief Minister of Karnataka), a setback for Siddaramaiah in Karnataka, denial of Special Category Status for Andhra Pradesh, defeat for the BJP in the Assembly elections of some States, and the bifurcation of the Hyderabad High Court.

Some of the predictions made by the Siddhanthi for the New Year which commenced on April 6 are:

1. strengthening of the Congress due to Rahul Gandhi's campaign
2. increase in consumption of drugs and spread of the evil even to villages
3. medicines and other equipment used for treatment of children turning expensive
4. education turning prohibitively expensive

Another disturbing prediction made by the siddhanthi is large scale unemployment among software staff and thousands of engineers losing jobs in one single day.

He also forecast that there would be large scale adulteration in food products: oil extracted from rotten meat, mirchi powder made out of bricks, turmeric made out of saw mill dust, kumkum made out of dust, and adulteration in red gram, cool drinks and ice creams. These would result in many ailments, but no one in power would take due note of these practices, he said.