The survey was conducted by the TV channel to gauge public opinion as the Manmohan Singh government completes its ninth year in power.
The BJP is emerging as the single biggest party with 137 seats, a jump of 21 from its total in 2009 with the Congress finishing second at 116, the opinion poll suggested.
If Narendra Modi is projected as BJP Prime Ministerial candidate, the party seats will go up to 220, still short of the mid-way mark of 273 in the 545-member Lok Sabha, it said.
Among the UPA's current allies, the Congress leads the downfall, losing 90 of the 206 seats it won in 2009 and the NCP is losing 3 seats from its tally of 9 in 2009... The UPA's tally is set to crash by 95, it said.
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