The question is whether they will have a reduced majority or no majority.
His Republican counterpart, Senator Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, called a reduced majority "a reasonable surmise".
Whitlam won a double dissolution election in 1974, with a reduced majority.
Salford was in open revolt over Hazel Blears last summer, but she returned to parliament with a reduced majority.
But four Coalition seats remain in doubt after premier Mike Baird's Coalition government was returned with a reduced majority.
However, most people expect Labour to hold the seat all be it with a reduced majority.
Mr. Huhne's successor, Mike Thornton, won the vote, albeit with a reduced majority.
Douglas Carswell, another defector, held on to Clacton, but with a reduced majority.
But even with those setbacks, polls suggest Modi's ruling coalition is likely to retain power, albeit with a reduced majority.
Instead, they merely held the House with a reduced majority, leaving them facing four more years of compromise.
Mike Baird has been elected premier of New South Wales with a reduced majority for the Coalition.
