Opinion Polls
BJP expects to win more seats in Gujarat than forecast in opinion poll
The surprise package is the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) that is projected to win between 7 and 15 seats. As a party, AAP was non-existent in Gujarat in the 2017 elections.
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IANS-CVoter Mood Tracker: Divided opinions over image of Jharkhand CM
Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren got a big relief from the Supreme Court as the apex court stayed proceedings against him in the Jharkhand High Court in a money laundering case
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Letter to BS: Multiplicity of political parties reduces scope of exit polls
There are constrains which reduce the appeal and validity of opinion polls in India. With about 900 million voters, much would depend on the reach of pollsters.
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On improved opinion polls for Delhi
Often, opinion polls fail to predict the number of seats of different parties but they usually don't make too many mistakes predicting their vote shares
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The problem with opinion polls
The problem is that such data, based on people's responses, as with political opinions for election analysis, is overly subjective and imprecise, and the resultant statistics are prone to misuse
TN Ninan: Choosing one's facts
Does the bulk of the media have a political bias? Perhaps it doesn't matter so long as one can speak truth to power. But as in the case of the now-famous death of a judge, was it truth at all?
