NDA to get around 300 seats: Poll
PTI, New Delhi
The BJP-led NDA is expected to get a majority in the coming Lok Sabha elections, bagging around 287 to 307 seats against the Congress-led alliance which is expected to secure around 143 to 163 seats, according to an opinion poll conducted for NDTV and Indian Express by AC Nielson.The survey, claimed to be the largest ever opinion poll, covered a sample of 45,000 people in 207 constituencies, 80 per cent of them in rural areas. Showing a complete sweep for BJP in the western region, the survey gave the saffron party a total of 190 to 210 seats in the country and Congress 95 to 105 seats with others accounting for 90 to 100 seats. In the western region, the survey gave 27 seats to BJP in Maharashtra and 20 to Congress besides one to others, while in Madhya Pradesh it said BJP would secure 26 of the 29 seats and Congress the remaining three. In Chhattisgarh, BJP was projected to get all the 11 Lok Sabha seats while in Rajasthan BJP was given 23 of the 25 seats and Congress the rest. In Gujarat, where Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee and Deputy Prime Minister LK Advani were shown to have the highest feel-good vote, BJP was far ahead with 24 of the 26 seats and Congress only two. In Tamil Nadu, the DMK-Congress alliance was projected to win 34 seats, a gain of 21 seats, while AIADMK was pegged at five seats with Chief Minister Jayalalithaa recording the lowest rating in the country.
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