The first round had projected that the ruling BJP will have a 30 percentage point lead over the Congress. This margin has reportedly shrunk now to a mere 6 percentage points.
The second round of survey by an authority ahead of the Gujarat Assembly elections has predicted that the BJP will win the mandate with 113-121 seats.
According to the opinion poll, there will be a neck and neck battle between the Congress and BJP in Saurashtra as both look to get 42 percent of the vote share each to get ahead.
While the voters of North Gujarat, appear to have changed their mood, the opinion poll suggests that the Congress will fetch 49% of votes and it gave the BJP 44% vote share.
In its traditional stronghold of Central Gujarat, the Congress party seems to be receiving a major jolt as it is predicted to get only 38% votes while the BJP is set to get 54 pct votes.
The voters of South Gujarat also look to be satisfied with the BJP government in the state. In South Gujarat, the ruling BJP may well get 51 pct votes while the vote share of the Congress will be just 33 percent.
Assembly elections in Gujarat are slated be held in two phases on December 9 and 14, the Election Commission had announced. The stage has been set for a high-octane electoral tussle between the ruling BJP and the opposition Congress in Prime Minister Modi’s home state whose outcome may impact the 2019 Lok Sabha polls.
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