Bihar Elections 2020 ABP Opinion Poll: A huge setback is predicted for the United Progressive Alliance UPA in the upcoming Bihar assembly polls, as both RJD and Congress are predicted to lose major chunk or votes and crucial seats this time, as per the survey conducted by ABP News and C Voter. The two key faces in fray this time are NDA's Nitish Kumar who is eyeing a fourth term as CM, and Tejashwi Yadav, the thirty-year-old son of RJD supremo Lalu Yadav, though the Congress has not yet officially accepted Tejashwi as the CM face of UPA.

As per the opinion poll which was conducted ahead of the upcoming polls, 15% of the respondents preferred Tejashwi Yadav as the Chief Ministerial candidate where as eight per cent find Lalu Yadav as the eligible candidate. Nitish Kumar was the preferred CM choice of 31% respondents.

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UPA losing grounds in its bastions:

In the Magadh Bhojpur region, in which UPA won 48 out of 69 total seats in 2015 polls, it is likely to win only 20-24 seats as the NDA makes massive inroads with 39-43 seats.

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From 24 seats in previous assembly polls in East Bihar, the UPA is projected to plunge to 7-11 range, while BJP is predicted to get 14-18 seats.

In Mithilanchal as well, the UPA is likely to lose on crucial seats. From  45 seats in 2015 elections , it is predicted to crouch to 16 to 20 seats.

Bihar Polls:

Elections will be conducted in three phases with the first phase of polling for 71 constituencies in 16 districts to be held on October 28, the second phase for 94 seats in 17 districts on November 3 and the remaining 78 seats in 15 districts on November 7.