This Article is From Apr 15, 2014

NDTV opinion poll: Uttar Pradesh's huge benefit for BJP

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New Delhi: In Uttar Pradesh, the BJP is set for an A+ performance, winning more than 50 of the state's 80 parliamentary seats, according to NDTV's latest opinion poll. (Watch)

The party gets 51 seats, that's a whopping gain of 41 seats from the last election in 2009. Its prime ministerial candidate, Narendra Modi, and party president Rajnath Singh are running from UP.

The Congress scores five, down 21 from 2009.

Mulayam Singh Yadav's Samajwadi Party gets 14; it won 23 in 2009.

Mayawati's Bahujan Samaj Party also slides, losing 10 of the 20 seats it currently holds.


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