India TV-CNX Rajasthan Opinion Poll: Ahead of the forthcoming assembly election in Rajasthan, India TV has conducted an Opinion Poll to gauge the mood of the voters and predict which political party is having an edge in the state. According to the survey, the incumbent Ashok Gehlot-led Congress party is likely to be toppled by the Bharatiya Janata Party. The Opinion Poll has projected 125 seats for the BJP and 72 for Congress, out of 200 seats in the state. In terms of vote share, the BJP is likely to get 45%, while Congress may get 40% of votes. The Election Commission of India (ECI) changed the polling date for Rajasthan Assembly Election from November 23 to November 25 due to "large-scale weddings". The counting of votes will take place as scheduled on December 3, along with the same for four other state assembly polls. According to the ECI, there are 51,756 polling booths across Rajasthan. A few new booths have been set up for a small number of voters in order to encourage people to vote. More than 5.26 crore voters, including 2.75 crore male and 2.51 crore female voters, are eligible to exercise their franchise in this election, according to the final voter list. About 22 lakh voters aged between 18 and 19 years will cast their votes for the first time.
