New Delhi, Jun 27 (IANS): The Congress, which is eyeing to dethrone the BJP in the upcoming Assembly polls in Madhya Pradesh, might have to face a tough fight as the ABP-CVoter Opinion Poll on Tuesday predicted that if AAP contests in the elections to the 230-member House, it will make the grand old party suffer in the state.

According to the survey, which was carried out between May 26 and June 26 in all the 230 Assembly seats covering 17,113 people, 41.5 per cent of the respondents feel that Congress will suffer losses in Madhya Pradesh if AAP contests the Assembly elections.

The survey said that 38.7 per cent people feel that AAP might not dent Congress' fortunes in the state, while 19.9 per cent respondent that they can't comment.

Meanwhile, among the Congress supporters, 51 per cent people feel that AAP contesting the polls will not have much impact, while 33.5 per cent respondents feel that the grand old party will suffer losses in the state if the Arvind Kejriwal-led party contests in the state. It also said that 15.5 per cent of the Congress supporters said that they cannot comment/don't know.

Meanwhile, 48.8 per cent BJP supporters also feel that AAP contesting in Madhya Pradesh will dent Congress' chances, while 29 per cent feel otherwise.

The 230-member House will go to the polls later this year with the Congress looking to make a comeback by defeating the ruling BJP.