Snap poll: Majority favours Kejriwal's decision to quit

Snap poll: Majority favours Kejriwal's decision to quit
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In a snap poll conducted by ABP News-IPSOS over Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Arvind Kejriwal’s exit as Chief Minister, around 49.1 per cent feel Kejriwal did the right thing by quitting from the post of CM over Jan lokpal row, whereas a close 48.9 per cent respondents feel it was a wrong decision to bring down the AAP Government in 49 days.

Only two per cent were undecided about their opinions. According to ABP News-IPSOS snap poll, around 67 per cent respondents feel that AAP deserves another chance and are likely to vote for them again if there are re-polls in Delhi right now. A meagre 6.5 per cent likely to vote for Congress, 23.1 per cent predicted to vote for BJP if Assembly elections are held again in Delhi. A majority of respondents 84.8 per cent feel that there should be re-polls in Delhi.  Only 15.2 per cent think Assembly elections should not be held again in Delhi, says the poll.

As per the ABP News- IPSOS snap poll, around 55.6 respondents are likely to vote for Kejriwal’s AAP party in the upcoming lok Sabha polls as compared to over 67 per cent in Delhi. The appeal of AAP party seems to be confined to the Delhi polls. Around 34.1 per cent predicted to vote for BJP whereas only 6.7 per cent to support Congress in the lok Sabha elections.  Congress predicted to get dented by AAP in both Assembly and lok Sabha polls, said the snap poll.

According to the snap poll, around 62 per cent respondents feel that Kejriwal’s AAP Government fulfilled the promises made by them in their short 49-day stint in Delhi. Around 31.9 per cent feel that he could not give all that was promised by the AAP party. The snap poll was conducted by ABP News-IPSOS in 10 Assembly constituencies in Delhi with 1,013 respondents on February 15, 2014.

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