New Delhi: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) is set to sweep the upcoming Delhi assembly elections with 54-60 of the union territory’s 70 seats, according to an opinion poll conducted by news channel Times Now and market research firm Ipsos.
The poll also predicted a tally of 10-14 for the BJP and 0-2 for the Congress. The vote-share for the AAP, BJP and Congress will hover around 52 per cent, 34 per cent and 4 per cent, respectively, it said.
A total of 54-60 will mark a fall for the AAP over its 2015 sweep of 67 seats. In that election, the remaining three seats were won by the BJP, while the Congress got none.
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‘71% of Delhiites support CAA’
One of the notable conclusions of the poll is that 71 per cent of the respondents expressed support for the contentious Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), which seeks to ease citizenship for non-Muslim minorities from Muslim-majority Bangladesh, Pakistan and Afghanistan.
According to the survey, as many as 51 per cent of Delhiites believe the anti-CAA protest at Shaheen Bagh is “unjustified”.
In the run-up to the assembly polls, scheduled for 8 February, the Shaheen Bagh protest has become an election issue, with many BJP leaders making provocative statements about the stir in a purported bid to polarise the electorate.
Underway for over 50 days, the Shaheen Bagh protest is primarily led by Muslim women.
BJP leaders have blamed the protest on AAP chief and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, and tried to project him as a “sympathiser” of “anti-national sentiments”.
According to the Times Now-Ipsos poll, about 25 per cent of the respondents said the protest appeared justified.
Even so, according to the survey, voters’ disagreement with the Shaheen Bagh protest won’t translate into votes for the BJP, with the AAP, whose campaign focused on its governance initiatives, emerging as the winner.
One of the survey questions required respondents to name the party they trusted vis-a-vis communal harmony and unemployment.
The AAP took a lead here too, with 53 per cent reposing their faith in the party for communal harmony. Thirty-three per cent of the respondents voted for the BJP on this count.
On unemployment, 47 per cent of the respondents said they trusted AAP while 37 per cent claim BJP. However, the opinion poll also suggested that job creation is not a huge factor in the upcoming polls.
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AAP will win in Delhi because there are many Anti Nationalist in Delhi or Anti Modi.. Whoever win but my vote will be given to BJP only always and forever.
1.BJP should win as their manadte for the development of New Dehi as well as India.
2.Nothing free available to us except sun and wind.
Short term free declaration is hajardous for public in near future.Its a political game for winning the election.
Citizen those are having small knowledge about this treacherous game playing by AAP shoul be concious at the time of giving their costly vote.
The jhoota party is shameless. It will come up with some excuse for the 5th loss in 6months.
The BJP knows too well that it is losing Delhi which is why it is desperately raking up the communal card.
71% of Delhiites support CAA but 51% say anti CAA protests unjustified. Does this add up? ThePrint should not be propaganda front for AAP.
Dev don’t be daft. The print is reporting the findings of the poll conducted by Times now. If you have any issues question your second favourite english news channel after Republic.
Entire world know, Times now is pro bjp. This is a trick to harm AAP.