A poll conducted by CSDS for CNN-IBN gave NDA between 270 and 282 while UPA was projected to get between 92 and 102. BJP alone was projected to get between 230 and 242 while Congress was projected to get between 72 and 82 by the same poll.
A poll conducted by ITG-Cicero for Headlines Today projected that NDA would get 272 (plus-minus 11), UPA would get 115 (plus-minus 5) and ‘others' 156. C-Voter survey on India TV gave NDA 289 seats and 101 for UPA and 153 for others.
In the NDA, 249 seats were projected for BJP and 40 for its allies. In UPA, 78 seats were projected for Cong and 23 for its allies.
ABP News-Nielson poll projected a clear majority for NDA with 281 seats while UPA was projected to get 97. ‘Others' were projected to bag 165 seats.