BJP poised to do well in Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh: Survey

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IANS New Delhi
Last Updated : Apr 02 2014 | 11:10 PM IST

The BJP could nearly sweep the Lok Sabha polls in Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh and make major gains in Maharashtra, an opinion poll said Wednesday.

The CNN IBN-The Week March tracker said the Bharatiya Janata Party may get between 20 and 26 seats in Gujarat, while the Congress may get between zero and four seats.

The opinion poll said "others" could win two seats in Gujarat, which has 26 seats.

The BJP may get 55 percent votes while the Congress could get 31 percent and the Aam Aadmi Party could get six percent votes in Gujarat, the poll said.

In Madhya Pradesh, which has 29 seats, the poll said the BJP could win 24-28 seats while the Congress could win one to five seats.

It said the BJP may get 52 percent votes in Madhya Pradesh if the Lok Sabha polls take place today. The Congress may get 28 percent votes.

In Maharashtra, the opinion poll said the BJP-Shiv Sena-RPI (Athawale) alliance could win between 24 and 30 of the 48 seats.

It said the Congress-Nationalist Congress Party could win between 16 and 22 seats.

The poll said the AAP, BSP, MNS and other parties may between them get up to three seats in the state.

The tracker said the BJP may get 44 percent votes in Chhattisgarh while the Congress could get 39 percent votes.

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First Published: Apr 02 2014 | 11:00 PM IST

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