KCR's BRS to retain power with reduced majority in Telangana assembly polls, says India TV-CNX opinion poll survey

NEW DELHI, October 23: Telangana chief minister K. Chandrashekhar Rao's Bharat Rashtra Samithi is going to retain power with reduced majority in next month's assembly elections, says India TV-CNX opinion poll survey. Results of the opinion poll were telecast today on the news channel.

The opinion poll projections show, in a House of 119 assembly seats, BRS may win 70 seats, compared to 88 seats it had won five years ago. Congress may win 34 seats, compared to only 19 seats it had won five years ago, says the survey. BJP,

the third big contender, may win only seven seats, compared to one seat it had won last time.

Asaduddin Owaisi's AIMIM is also going to win seven seats. It had won the same number of seats last time. Only one remaining seat may go to independents clubbed as ‘Others’, compared to four seats they had won in 2018. Vote share projections show, BRS may get 43 per cent votes, Congress may get 37 per cent, BJP may get 11 per cent, AIMIM may get 3 per cent and 'Others' may get 6 per cent votes.

REGION-WISE SEAT PROJECTIONS

Region-wise, India TV-CNX poll projections show:

In Greater Hyderabad having 28 seats, BRS may win 13, AIMIM may win seven, Congress may win five and BJP may win three seats.

In Lower Telangana having 42 seats, BRS may win 30 seats leaving the remaining 12 seats to Congress.

In Upper Telangana having 49 seats, BRS may win 27 seats, Congress may win 17 seats, BJP may win four and the remaining single seat may go to Others.

MAIN ISSUE IN ELECTION

24 per cent voters said, unemployment is the main issue in this election.

23 per cent said, corruption is the main issue, while 21 per cent said & development is the main issue for them.

15 per cent voters said price rise is the main issue, while 10 per cent said 'nationalism' is the top issue

for them