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SP-Congress alliance front runner in UP: Poll

Another poll by Week-Hansa predicts hung Assembly, with BJP as the largest party

Rahul Gandhi, Akhilesh Yadav, UP
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Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister and Samajwadi Party President Akhilesh Yadav with Congress Vice-President Rahul Gandhi during their road show in Lucknow.

Amit Agnihotri New Delhi
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

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