Himachal Pradesh Election 2022: Opinion poll predicts BJP's return to state | HIGHLIGHTS

The opinion poll projects that Congress is leading in Shimla

Which party will win the maximum assembly seats in Mandi Lok Sabha constituency

• BJP-12-15(49 per cent vote)
• Congress-3-6 (40 per cent vote)
• Others- 0-1 (11 per cent vote)

Which party is leading in Shimla Lok Sabha constituency 

• BJP-6-9
• Congress-8-11
• Others- 0-1

Himachal Pradesh has 48 General seats. Who will win the maximum numbers of General seats

General seats- 48

BJP-27-30, Congress- 14-17, others-1-2

Congress spokesperson Radhika Khera, while discussing India TV's survey, targeted the BJP and said that the prices of petrol and diesel have increased. Millions of people are unemployed.

BJP is expected to get 12-15 seats in Kangra and Congress 5-8 seats. One seat may go to others.

In Hamirpur, BJP seems to be getting 49 per cent votes and Congress 43 per cent translating to 8-11 seats and 5-8 seats respectively.

BJP is expected to get 15 seats and Congress will only get 8 in Kangra seat

Himachal Pradesh Opinion Poll 2022 begins with Kangra seat

Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur on Monday made light of the Himachal Pradesh “convention” of electing a new party ever assembly poll and predicted that the BJP was set to be in government in the state over the next 25 years. The state, which goes to the polls on Saturday, has a history of alternating between the Congress and the BJP every assembly election since 1982.

The BJP's development claims in Himachal Pradesh are "hollow" and the people have made up their mind to bring the grand old party to power in the state, senior Congress leader Bhupinder Singh Hooda said on Wednesday.

I have been elected as Congress President with a fair voting system but nobody knows how was JP Nadda appointed. They (BJP) always allege that there is no democracy in Congress. They (BJP) have a common slogan - What has Congress done in 70 years? - Himachal Pradesh already had many facilities like colleges, electricity, and roads. Were they all developed in the last 7 years?: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge in Shimla

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Wednesday that Himachal Pradesh needs a stable and strong government of "double engine" and linked the Congress with "instability, corruption and scam" as he sought people's vote for the BJP. Addressing a rally in Kangra district, which has the largest number of assembly seats in the state, and later in Sujanpur, Modi targeted the Congress, accusing it of "betraying" the state when it was in power at the Centre and being an "enemy" of development. READ

An earlier India TV - Matrize Opinion Poll revealed that BJP is set to retain power with 41 seats and Congress would be restricted 25 seats. READ

With just three days to go, India TV has conducted opinion poll to gauge the mood of voters on ground.