BJP in Uttar Pradesh, Goa, Manipur, Triangular Assembly in Punjab: Survey

BJP regains power in opinion polls

In Uttar Pradesh, the Samajwadi Party is second and the BSP is third, claiming that the Congress will not benefit much

New Delhi: Assembly elections in five states are set to be held next year. Various surveys have been released on these states claiming that the BJP may return to power in Uttar Pradesh, Manipur, Goa and Uttarakhand. While the possibilities of a hung assembly in Punjab are expressed in this survey.

The Aam Aadmi Party could emerge as the largest party in Punjab, according to an opinion poll by ABP Sea Waters. According to the survey, the BJP, led by Yogi Adityanath, could get 41.3 per cent vote share in Uttar Pradesh. While Akhilesh Yadav's Samajwadi Party can get 32 ​​per cent votes.

Similarly, Mayawati's party BSP has claimed 15 per cent votes. Congress will be fourth with six per cent votes. That means a big clash between the BJP and the Samajwadi Party could be seen in Uttar Pradesh.

The Aam Aadmi Party will be the largest party in Punjab but the assembly will be hung, with AAP coming first with 36 per cent votes, Congress second with 32 per cent votes and Shiromani Akali Dal third with 22 per cent votes. The BJP is likely to be pushed to the fourth position.

If we look at other states, in Uttarakhand, BJP can get 45 per cent, Congress 34 per cent and AAP 15 per cent. In Goa, BJP is projected to get 24 to 28 seats, Congress 1 to 5 seats and AAP 3 to 7 seats. Similarly, in Manipur, the BJP is projected to win 21 to 25 seats and the Congress 18 to 22 seats.

BSP chief and former Uttar Pradesh chief minister Mayawati has demanded before the Election Commission that a poll issued by any media or agency six months before the polls be banned. Doing so will not affect the election of that state and any such poll on the voters.

Mayawati made the demand at a function marking the death anniversary of BSP founder Kanshi Ram. Mayawati also said that Bharat Ratna should be given to Dalit leader Kanshi Ram. He also claimed that the people had made up their minds for a change of government in the Uttar Pradesh elections.

He said no poll should be allowed for six months before any state or Lok Sabha elections are to be held. Mamata was left behind in most of the polls when elections were being held in Bengal, though the result was different from this poll.