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Delhi assembly polls: Arvind Kejriwal claims Aam Aadmi Party will win 50 seats.
New Delhi: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) will win between 45 and 50 seats in the forthcoming Delhi assembly elections, party chief Arvind Kejriwal said today, citing a survey by his party.
According to party leader and social scientist Yogendra Yadav, the "real battle" for the party lies in 21 constituencies where AAP is "trailing marginally".
"We will improve in the next 50 days. It is only in 16 seats where we are trailing by a considerable margin," said Mr Yadav.
Delhi has a total of 70 assembly seats.
The results were of the third phase of the survey conducted between September 5 and October 5 with a sample size of 34,425 in all the 70 constituencies. The first two phases were carried out in February and August.
According to Mr Kejriwal, his party's vote share rose from 14 percent in February to 27 percent in August and 32 percent in September. Congress's vote share declined from 35 percent in February to 26 percent in August and then marginally rose to 28 percent in September.
Mr Kejriwal added that the vote share of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has seen a constant decline over the same period.
He asserted: "We are no longer spoilers in Delhi. We are the top contenders now."
Agreeing with Mr Kejriwal, Mr Yadav said the Congress was their main opponent and not the BJP which is no longer popular among the masses.
source:timesofindia