An opinion poll by a private TV news channel on Thursday predicted a comfortable victory for BJP and its leader Vasundhara Raje in the desert State of Rajasthan. The opinion poll by ABP News for 200 Assembly seats of Rajasthan predicted that the BJP would win 105 seats out of total 200 seats while the Congress will get just 75 seats. Others are expected to get around 20 seats.
The BJP had bagged 78 seats in 2008 while the Congress got 96 seats and others got 26 seats. The channel predicted that with current trend the BJP could win 18 out of total 25 lok Sabha seats while the remaining seven would got to the Congress in 2014 lok Sabha elections. ABP News interviewed a total of 17,881 people for the opinion poll in Rajasthan
In Mewar region, which consists of 35 Assembly segments, the BJP is predicted to win 24 seats as against its 2008 performance of 9 seats. The Congress’ tally might come down from 24 seats to 10 seats this time. Others who got 2 seats in 2008 are likely to win one seat this time.
The BJP is also expected to have an advantage in the Marwar region comprising 43 Assembly seats. Here the BJP is likely to get 21 seats, the Congress 19 seats and others only 3 seats. Congress is likely to have a slight edge over the BJP in Hadoti region. Out of total 17 seats, the Congress is expected to get nine seats and the remaining eight is likely to go to the BJP.
Out of 18 seats in Bikana region, the BJP is expected to get 10 seats as against its tally of six seats in 2008. The Congress’ tally is likely to go down from eight to six seats. Tally of others will reduce by half from four seats to two seats this time. Congress will have an edge in Dundadh region comprising 44 seats. It is likely to get 20 seats. The BJP is expected to get 17 seats and others will get seven.
The BJP has an edge in Shekhawati region and it is expected to get 10 out of 21 seats. Congress is likely to get six and others five seats in this area. The saffron party will also have an edge over the Congress in Mewat-Braj region where it is likely to bag 15 out of total 22 seats. Congress is expected to get five seats and others will get just two seats.