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| Congress to gain in mid-term polls: |
| The results of the poll show that only 37 per cent of the people trust the Left's stand on the Indo-US nuclear deal.
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| INDIA
, 28-August-2007
1:13:6 AM |
| With the furor over the Indo-US nuclear deal continuing to dominate Indian politics, NDTV conducted an exclusive opinion poll to assess the people's views.
The poll surveyed 12,179 people across 120 constituencies across the country, out of which 75 per cent of the respondents were from rural India.
The results of the poll show that only 37 per cent of the people trust the Left's stand on the Indo-US nuclear deal.
Among those polled, 56 per cent were aware of the nuclear deal, while 44 per cent were not aware of it.
Out of those who are aware of the deal, 60 per cent of people want the deal to go ahead.
With regard to the people's faith in Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, 63 per cent of those surveyed said that they trusted the prime minister. And 65 per cent of those who trust the PM feel that he should not resign.
With reference to the prospect of mid-term polls if the Left withdraws support from the government, the NDTV poll shows the Congress as gaining ground and the BJP and the Left sliding.
The poll has found that if there were mid-term polls in the country tomorrow, the Congress will make major gains, but will still fall way short of the half-way mark.
The poll also found that in case of a mid-term poll, the Congress would win 185 seats, up from 145 in 2004; but its allies like the RJD would lose ground, so the UPA in total would only stand at 232 seats.
However, this would be 20 seats up from the UPA's 2004 tally of 212 seats.
According to the NDTV poll, the BJP would win 116 seats, down 22; its allies would win 42, taking the BJP and its allies to 158, versus 180 in 2004.
The Left would win 39 seats, down from the 64 it won in the last elections.
In this scenario, the BSP, with its 42 seats (up from its tally of 23 in 2004), could emerge as the kingmaker; while the Samajwadi Party would win 18 seats, down from the 36 it won the last time.
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