India, April 9 -- As the New Democratic Party (NDP) heads for a dismal outcome in the federal election later this month, its Indo-Canadian leader Jagmeet Singh has expressed optimism he will retain his own seat in the House of Commons.

Singh was first elected to the House from the Burnaby South riding (constituency) in British Columbia in February 2019, and he retained it in the 2021 federal election. The election on April 28 will be a greater challenge as that riding no longer exists and instead was replaced by two seats, including Burnaby Central, where he is contesting from this time.

The NDP's numbers are cratering nationwide and that's reflected in projections for Burnaby Central as well. The aggregator 338 Canada has the Liberal P...