The pollsters are divided on who will take power in politically crucial Uttar Pradesh (UP), with an ABP News-Lokniti-CSDS survey projecting the Samajwadi Party (SP)-Congress alliance as front runner. The Week-Hansa poll predicted a hung Assembly, with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) just ahead of the SP-Congress alliance.
According to Lokniti-CSDS for ABP News survey done in January, the SP-Congress alliance is set to gain near majority in UP, with 187-197 seats of the total 403 seats and around 35 per cent vote share. The BJP is getting 118-128 seats, with 29 per cent vote share. The Bahujan Samaj Party