Excelsior Correspondent
NEW DELHI, Nov 10: The prospects of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) again emerging to power in the national capital have taken a serious hit while the BJP was poised to gain absolute majority in Delhi Assembly polls, which were likely to be held in January-February.
This has been revealed by ABP News-Nielsen Opinion Poll, which was released by the channel today.
The Election Commission had last week cancelled the scheduled by-elections to three Delhi Assembly seats after President Pranab Mukherjee dissolved the legislature.
President’s rule was imposed in Delhi since February after Arvind Kejriwal-led AAP Government stepped down after remaining in power for 49 days.
In the 2013 Assembly polls, AAP had secured a vote share of 29.49% while BJP and Congress got 33.07% and 24.55% respectively.
The Opinion Poll revealed that the BJP is growing from strength to strength, first with the landslide victories in the Lok Sabha polls and now with back to back victories in the Assembly elections of Maharashtra and Haryana.
The survey has predicted that BJP will perform stupendously by bagging at least 46 seats in the 70-member Assembly. It had won 31 in the 2013 December Assembly polls.
This means that BJP would form the Government on its own by gaining absolute majority in the House of 70, where 36 seats were required for majority.
AAP which had won 28 seats in its superb debut is seen winning just 18 seats.
The vote share percentage of AAP is 26% while 38% is of the BJP. Congress gets 22% while Others get 14%.
Congress which has been in disarray has slumped further this time around. It had won 8 seats earlier but is projected to win just 5 now.
There is a close contest between Arvind Kejriwal and BJP’s Harsh Vardhan on the most popular choice for CM. Kejriwal has got 39% votes while Harsh Vardhan is seen getting 38%.
Vardhan’s image is of being non-corrupt, transparent, honest and simple leader in both his personal and professional life.
Sheila Dikshit who has refused to contest polls this time is at a distant third getting 7% votes.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is the most popular leader in New Delhi with 63% respondents voting for him. Kejriwal is behind with 25%. Third comes Rahul Gandhi with 12%.
More than half (56%) of the respondents surveyed feel that with Narendra Modi being the Prime Minister of the nation, “ache din” are here.
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