BSP may be big gainer in snap polls: Survey

The Left parties may lose heavily, and Mayawati's Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) could emerge as a big gainer if snap polls are held now, according to a survey conducted by The Week/CVoter.

While the UPA might secure 172-192 seats, the NDA's kitty can go up to 178-198, and the Third Front could gain 44-54 seats, the survey said.

The strength of the Left parties in the 545-member Lok Sabha may drop to 38-48 seats from the present all-time best of 59 seats.

BSP, which swept to power in the recent UP assembly polls belying all predictions, may see its numbers more than doubling from 18 to around 44-55 seats, the survey said.