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BJP set to retain MP, Chhattisgarh: India TV-C Voter Opinion Poll

New Delhi: The ruling BJP in Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh are set to retain their majority, albeit by a slender margin, in both the states going to the state Assembly elections in November, a projection

Asked who would be the best candidate for chief minister, BJP's incumbent chief minister Dr Raman Singh scored the highest with 48 per cent, followed by Congress leader Ajit Jogi at 23 per cent. State Congress chief Charan Das Mahant came at 7 per cent.



The survey was conducted in August this year, according to C-Voter analysts.

Asked about who would be the best candidate for Prime Minister, 58 per cent in Chhatisgarh voted for Narendra Modi, followed by 26 pc for Congress leader Rahul Gandhi. Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh came third at 7 per cent.

In neighbouring Madhya Pradesh, the BJP has been projected to win 130 seats with Congress coming second at 84 seats, BSP 5 seats and others 11 in a house of 230.