CHANDIGARH: In good news for Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, a survey has predicted the Aam Aadmi Party to win nearly 100 seats in Punjab. Conducted by Huffpost-CVoter in February, the survey shows a consolidation of favourable sentiment in favour of AAP from the same time last year.
AAP is likely to gain between 94-100 out of the 117 seats in the Punjab Legislative Assembly, up from the 83-89 projection of the Cvoter poll from April 2015. The survey further claimed the ruling SAD-BJP alliance will come down with just 6-12 seats, from last year's 13-19 seats. The survey has said that AAP's national convener Arvind Kejriwal is the most favoured face as chief ministerial candidate for Punjab, with Congress president Capt Amarinder Singh standing second. While 59 per cent respondents wanted Kejriwal to be declared the chief ministerial candidate for Punjab, 51 per cent said they would choose Arvind Kejriwal over Amarinder Singh. They also chose him over deputy chief minister Sukhbir Singh Badal. Among Kejriwal, Sukhbir Badal and Captain Amarinder for CM's choice, 51 per cent backed Kejriwal, 35 per cent Amarinder and 7 per cent Sukhbir.
