ABP-CVoter: Will The Pact Between Gehlot And Pilot Be A Masterstroke For Congress? Here Is What Voters Say

ABP Rajasthan CVoter Survey: Sachin Pilot has made it clear that he has buried the hatchet with Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot. How will it impact Congress' poll prospects?

Congress leader KC Venugopal with party leaders Ashok Gehlot and Sachin Pilot

Source : PTI

With Congress heaving a sigh of relief following a truce between Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot and his former Deputy Sachin Pilot, voters feel the development could prove to be masterstroke for the grand old party ahead of polls in the desert state.

A survey by ABP-CVoter has found that nearly 45 per cent of the respondents feel Pilot burying the hatchet with Gehlot would prove beneficial for the Congress in the upcoming election. On the other hand, 35 per cent of those surveyed said the development would not have an impact on Congress' fortunes.

Last month, the Congress announced that the duo would unitedly fight the Assembly elections.

Pilot has been attacking the Ashok Gehlot-led government over alleged inaction on charges of corruption levelled by him against the previous Vasundhara Raje-led BJP dispensation.

However, following a meeting with the Congress leadership, Pilot said he had buried the hatchet with Ashok Gehlot on the advice of party president Mallikarjun Kharge.

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"Ashok Gehlot ji is older than me, he has more experience. He has heavy responsibilities on his shoulders. When I was the Rajasthan Congress president, I tried to take everyone along. I think that today he is the Chief Minister (Gehlot), so he is trying to take everyone along," Pilot said in interview with PTI.

Moreover, the survey has revealed that the "revolving door" trend would continue in Rajasthan and the BJP was likely to wrest back the state from Congress.

The survey showed the BJP may win anywhere between 109 to 119 seats while the Congress will bag 78-88 seats.

In terms of vote share, BJP will get around 45.8 per cent of the votes while Congress is likely to get around 41 per cent.

The Rajasthan state legislative Assembly consists of 200 members, with the majority mark of 101 seats. The Congress made a comabck in the desert state in the 2018 polls by winning 99 seats, while BJP secured 73 seats. The Congress then formed the government with the support of indepnedents.

Methodology

This poll is based on CVoter Pre-Poll personal interviews (Face to Face) conducted among 18+ adults statewide and represents all segments. 

Time frame: 26th June - 25th July
MOE (Margin of Error) 
Sample Size of Opinion Poll (Seat Range and Vote Share - Rajasthan): 14085 respondents 
Sample Size of Snap Poll (Rajasthan): 1885
LS Seats Covered – 25
VS Seats Covered – 200
MOE +/- 3% to +/- 5%
Confidence Level – 95%

Disclaimer: Current survey findings and projections are based on CVoter Pre Poll personal interviews (Face to Face) conducted among 18+ adults statewide, all confirmed voters, details of which are mentioned right below the projections as of today. The data is weighted to the known demographic profile of the States. Sometimes the table figures do not sum to 100 due to the effects of rounding. Our final data file has Socio-Economic profile within +/- 1% of the Demographic profile of the State. We believe this will give the closest possible trends. The sample spread is across all Assembly segments in the poll-bound state. MoE is +/- 3% at macro level and +/- 5% at micro level VOTE SHARE projection with 95% Confidence interval.