Arvind Kejriwal’s Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) is likely to adversely impact the prospects of the Congress more than any other political party in 21 constituencies in the Delhi-NCR and Mumbai-Navi Mumbai regions, as predicted by a snap poll conducted by ABP News-Nielsen.
From its tally of 17 in the 2009 elections, the Congress’ tally is predicted to come down to 3 in these constituencies, while the AAP is likely to win 8 seats.
The BJP’s tally is predicted to go up significantly from 2 in 2009 to 10 seats this time.
Narendra Modi scores over Kejriwal as the most preferred PM candidate, with overall votes of 48%. Congress scion Rahul Gandhi stands third in the race with an overall 16% votes.
According to the snap poll, in Mumbai and Thane, the Congress-NCP combine will get 3 seats in 2014 general elections, down from 8 seats in 2009.
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BJP-Shiv Sena alliance is predicted to get 6 as compared to the single seat in 2009, while AAP likely to bag only one seat.
{{/usCountry}}BJP-Shiv Sena alliance is predicted to get 6 as compared to the single seat in 2009, while AAP likely to bag only one seat.
{{/usCountry}}The survey predicts that the AAP will win six seats in Delhi, while the Congress is unlikely to open its account.
In the 2009 elections, the Congress had made a clean sweep of Delhi, winning all the seven seats.
The BJP is predicted to get 2 seats in NCR (Gurgaon and Faridabad), while the AAP is predicted to win the Ghaziabad seat (wresting it from the BSP).
The fieldwork for the ABP News-Nielsen Snap poll was done in the 21 Parliamentary constituencies in Delhi, NCR and Mumbai region.
The survey was conducted between January 10-12 and 2585 respondents were reviewed.