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Odisha Opinion Poll 2019 (28 March)
Party #2019 #2014 BJP 8-10 1 CONG 0 0 BJD 12-15 20
Andaman and Nicobar Islands Opinion Poll 2019 (28 March)
Party #2019 #2014 BJP 1 1 CONG 0 0
Andhra Pradesh Opinion Poll 2019 (28 March)
Party #2019 #2014 BJP 0-1 2 CONG 0 0 YSRCP 20-23 8 TDP 3-5 15
Arunachal Pradesh Opinion Poll 2019 (28 March)
Party #2019 #2014 BJP+ 1-2 1 CONG+ 0-1 1
Assam Opinion Poll 2019 (28 March)
Party #2019 #2014 BJP+ 7-9 7 CONG+ 3-5 3 AIUDF+ 1-3 3
Chandigarh Opinion Poll 2019 (28 March)
Party #2019 #2014 BJP 1 1 CONG 0 0
Chhattisgarh Opinion Poll 2019 (28 March)
Party #2019 #2014 BJP 4-6 10 CONG 6-8 1
Dadra and Nagar Haveli Opinion Poll 2019 (28 March)
Party #2019 #2014 BJP 1 1 CONG 0 0
Daman and Diu Opinion Poll 2019 (28 March)
Party #2019 #2014 BJP 1 1 CONG 0 0
Delhi Opinion Poll 2019 (28 March)
Party #2019 #2014 BJP 6-7 7 CONG 0 0 AAP 0-1 0
Goa Opinion Poll 2019 (28 March)
Party #2019 #2014 BJP 0-1 2 CONG 1-2 0
Haryana Opinion Poll 2019 (28 March)
Party #2019 #2014 BJP+ 6-8 7 CONG+ 2-4 1 INLD 0 2
Himachal Pradesh Opinion Poll 2019 (28 March)
Party #2019 #2014 BJP 4 4 CONG 0 0
Jammu and Kashmir Opinion Poll 2019 (28 March)
Party #2019 #2014 BJP 2-3 3 PDP 0 3 CONG+NC 3-4 0
Jharkhand Opinion Poll 2019 (28 March)
Party #2019 #2014 BJP+ 5-7 12 CONG+ 5-7 2
Karnataka Opinion Poll 2019 (28 March)
Party #2019 #2014 BJP+ 12-15 17 CONG+ 14-16 11
Kerala Opinion Poll 2019 (28 March)
Party #2019 #2014 BJP+ 0-1 0 CONG+ 14-16 12 LEFT+ 3-5 8
Lakshadweep Opinion Poll 2019 (28 March)
Party #2019 #2014 BJP+ 0 0 CONG+ 1 1
Manipur Opinion Poll 2019 (28 March)
Party #2019 #2014 BJP+ 1 0 CONG+ 1 2
Meghalaya Opinion Poll 2019 (28 March)
Party #2019 #2014 BJP+ 2 1 CONG+ 0 1
Mizoram Opinion Poll 2019 (28 March)
Party #2019 #2014 BJP+ 1 0 CONG+ 0 1
Nagaland Opinion Poll 2019 (28 March)
Party #2019 #2014 BJP+ 1 1 CONG+ 0 0
Puducherry Opinion Poll 2019 (28 March)
Party #2019 #2014 BJP+ 0 1 CONG+ 1 0
Sikkim Opinion Poll 2019 (28 March)
Party #2019 #2014 BJP+SDF 1 1 CONG+ 0 0
Tamil Nadu Opinion Poll 2019 (28 March)
Party #2019 #2014 BJP+AIADMK+PMK 4-7 39 CONG+DMK 32-35 0
Telangana Opinion Poll 2019 (28 March)
Party #2019 #2014 BJP 1-2 1 CONG 0-1 2 TRS 12-14 11 TDP 0 1 YSRCP 0-1 1 AIMIM 1…
Tripura Opinion Poll 2019 (28 March)
Party #2019 #2014 BJP 2 0 CONG 0 0 CPI 0 2
West Bengal Opinion Poll 2019 (28 March)
Party #2019 #2014 BJP 11-14 2 CONG 1-2 4 TMC 26-30 34 CPI 1-2 2
Uttarakhand Opinion Poll 2019 (28 March)
Party #2019 #2014 BJP 5 5 CONG 0 0
Rajasthan Opinion Poll 2019 (28 March)
Party #2019 #2014 BJP 20-22 25 CONG 3-5 0
Punjab Opinion Poll 2019 (28 March)
Party #2019 #2014 BJP+ 1-3 6 CONG 9-12 3 AAP 0-1 4
Madhya Pradesh Opinion Poll 2019 (28 March)
Party #2019 #2014 BJP 24-26 27 CONG 3-5 2
Gujarat Opinion Poll 2019 (28 March)
Party #2019 #2014 BJP 21-24 26 CONG 2-5 0
Bihar Opinion Poll 2019 (28 March)
Party #2019 #2014 BJP+ 26-30 31 CONG+ 9-12 6 Others 1-2 3
Maharashtra Opinion Poll 2019 (28 March)
Party #2019 #2014 BJP+ 34-38 41 CONG+ 10-13 7
Uttar Pradesh Opinion Poll 2019 (28 March)
Party #2019 #2014 BJP+ 38-45 73 BSP+SP+RLD 32-38 5 CONG+ 2-4 2