If polls are held today, the BJP is likely to emerge as the single-largest party with 137 seats while the Congress is predicted to finish at second position with its tally dropping to 116, according to an opinion poll by Headlines Today-CVoter opinion poll.
The survey was conducted by the TV channel to gauge public opinion as the Manmohan Singh government completes its ninth year in power.
The BJP is emerging as the single biggest party with 137 seats, a jump of 21 from its total in 2009 with the Congress finishing second at 116, the opinion poll suggested.
If Narendra Modi is projected as BJP Prime Ministerial candidate, the party seats will go up to 220, still short of the mid-way mark of 273 in the 545-member Lok Sabha, it said.
The opinion poll was conducted between March and May 2013 among 1.2 lakh randomly selected people in 540 Lok Sabha segments.
Among the UPA's current allies, the Congress leads the downfall, losing 90 of the 206 seats it won in 2009 and the NCP is losing 3 seats from its tally of 9 in 2009... The UPA's tally is set to crash by 95, it said.
