BJP expects to win more seats in Gujarat than forecast in opinion poll


Ahmedabad, Nov 5 (IANS): The ruling Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) looks all set to sweep the forthcoming Assembly elections in Gujarat scheduled to be held in two phases on December 1 and 5, according to an exclusive CVoter-ABP Gujarat Opinion Poll conducted to gauge popular perceptions and voting intent of adult citizens in the state.

According to the opinion poll, the BJP is projected to win between 131 and 139 seats in the 182-member Gujarat Assembly. In the previous Assembly polls in 2017, the BJP had won 99 seats. The Congress' tally is expected to drop precipitously from 77 seats in 2017 to between 31 and 39 seats this time.

The surprise package is the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) that is projected to win between 7 and 15 seats. As a party, AAP was non-existent in Gujarat in the 2017 elections.

The survey hinted that AAP is going to eat a large share of Congress votes in the upcoming elections.

Commenting on the opinion poll, Gujarat BJP chief spokesperson Yamal Vyas told IANS, "We are expecting even more seats than what has been projected in the survey. And as far as the AAP is concerned, it will draw a blank in Gujarat."

On the other, Congress and AAP dismissed the opinion poll, claiming that it is only meant to mislead the voters.

Congress spokesman Amit Nayak told IANS, "Opinion polls have proven to be wrong a number of times in the past. BJP has brought AAP and AIMIM to Gujarat to divide anti-incumbency votes. But this time its strategy will fail, as people have started realising that AAP is the 'B' team of BJP. Contrary to the opinion poll, Congress will come to power in Gujarat by winning at least 125 seats."

AAP spokesman Yogesh Jadvani told IANS, "Thrice in Delhi and once in Punjab, people have proved that these surveys can be completely wrong, and this will be repeated in Gujarat elections too, as people have decided to change the state government."

If AAP is getting 20 per cent vote share, as predicted by the opinion poll, there is every possibility that it will dent the ruling party's (BJP) vote share too, said political analyst Dilip Gohil.

While early indications are that BJP is benefitting a lot from AAP's presence, things can change, he added.

 

  

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  • Pramod kumar, Manglore

    Sat, Nov 05 2022

    No use of Bharath thodo yathra. Majority are standing with Modi and RSS.

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  • Dylan, Mangalore

    Sat, Nov 05 2022

    BJP and it's leaders only know to tell lies and misguide the people of the country. The country is used to getting fooled since 2014.

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  • Praveen, Udupi

    Sat, Nov 05 2022

    EVMs will be adjusted according to 140 seats to BJP. This is the only truth behind opinion polls.

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  • Cm, Surathkal

    Sat, Nov 05 2022

    Strange still people blame EVM... Don't fool yourself again this time

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  • Anticorrupt, Mangalore/ Kuwait

    Sat, Nov 05 2022

    You nailed it spot on!!

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  • Rajesh, Mangalore

    Sat, Nov 05 2022

    Why cant the EVM be adjusted to 182?

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  • Francis, Dubai

    Sat, Nov 05 2022

    They would have done even that, but they are afraid that people will come to streets , as common man is no fool to accept that only one party get 100% seats out of 182. I will tell you how it is done. Based on internal census they will set for 60% seats. If there is an error may be actual seats secured will be 40% or 70%. If it falls to 40% brief case is ready, congress MLA also ready. Then what is the problem?After all EVM is a computer.Who says it can't be manipulated. How the number of votes counted by EVM are more than votes actually polled in some cases. Being computer difference of even 1 is not acceptable.

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  • Dinesh, Dubai

    Sat, Nov 05 2022

    Misleading by Fake surveys, favouring BJP Govt., we have seen even when BJP/Congress washed away in Dehli Assembly Polls..........!!!! Survey also a political game....!!!

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  • Sachidanand Shetty, Mundkur/Dubai

    Sat, Nov 05 2022

    Not surprised by looking at the current Trend all over India and moreover, it's conducted by CVoter-ABP....means they were always very close to ultimate election results on many occasions previously too

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