AAP survey claims huge victory for party

Just days after it suffered a drubbing in the Rajouri Garden bypoll, the Aam Aadmi Party on Thursday claimed that its internal survey has predicted a massive victory for it in the civic polls in Delhi. AAP leader Ashish Khetan said that as per the survey, it will win 218 of 272 seats. It has given the BJP, which has been controlling the three municipal corporations for the past 10 years, only 39 seats, whereas the Congress is predicted to win eight seats. Independents and smaller parties will win in seven seats.

The party also claimed it is projected to get 51.2 per cent of the votes, while the

The AAP said that as per the survey, it will win 218 of 272 seats. It has given the BJP only 39 seats, while the Congress is predicted to win eight seats

BJP and the Congress will bag 28.1 per cent 9.2 per cent, respectively.

Independents and other parties could get 11.5 per cent of the votes. Mr Khetan said the survey, carried out between April 7 and April 17, interviewed 31,507 people.

The municipal bodies go to poll on April 23. The party has recently suffered drubbing in the bypoll to the Rajouri Assembly constituency, where its candidate forfeited his deposit.

The BJP wrested the seat from the AAP.

“The implementation of 50 per cent reduction in domestic electricity bills and provision of free water up to 20,000 litres per household per month is showing maximum impact in JJ clusters and unauthorised colonies. Survey shows an overall satisfaction level of 80 per cent with electricity bills and 72 per cent with water bills across segments in Delhi,” Mr Khetan said.

The party had released a similar survey for the 2017 Punjab and Goa Assembly polls, predicting the AAP’s massive win in these two states.