There are elections next month in 4 states including West Bengal and one Union Territory, the dates of which have been announced. Elections will be held in Bengal in 2 phases (23-29 April). Before this, latest opinion poll has come out, which is in favor of Mamata Banerjee led Trinamool Congress. According to the pre-poll survey released by CNN-News18 and Vote Vibe, Trinamool Congress can form the government for the fourth consecutive time in West Bengal. This poll has revealed that Mamata Banerjee’s popularity as Chief Minister remains intact.

There are a total of 294 seats in the West Bengal Assembly, in which more than 148 seats have to be won to achieve majority. In the survey conducted before the elections, it has been estimated that Trinamool Congress under the leadership of Mamata Banerjee can win 184 to 194 seats, which is more than the majority figure. TMC has also got lead in terms of vote share. According to the survey, 41.9 percent people have supported Trinamool Congress and 34.9 percent people have supported BJP.

Mamta Banerjee’s popularity continues

According to opinion poll, Bharatiya Janata Party can win 98 to 108 seats in West Bengal, which is less than the majority figure. According to this, Mamata Banerjee remains the basis of TMC’s victory. In the survey, 48.8 percent people chose Mamata Banerjee as the Chief Minister, 33.4 percent people chose BJP’s Subhendu Adhikari.

43.3 percent people rated the work of the state government as good or very good. Whereas the number of people who said that the work of the government was very bad was 20.6 percent, 18.3 percent said that the work of the government was bad. There were 36.5 percent people who said that they would once again vote for the present TMC MLAs.

What is caste statistics?

Mamta Banerjee’s fame remains in the Muslim community. 44.2 percent people described the work of the Trinamool government as very good, while the most critical were the Scheduled Tribe and upper caste Hindu voters. 26.6 percent of both the groups described the work of the current government as very bad.

Opinion polls show that the weakness of the Bharatiya Janata Party in West Bengal is the division within the party. In the survey, 19.9 percent people pointed towards fighting and factionalism within BJP. 12.5 percent believe that the party does not know the culture of Bengal and 17.2 percent believe that BJP lacks a state-level leader.