Two opinion polls published on the eve of Delhi’s municipal elections projected that the BJP, which currently runs the city’s corporations, would win all three. Of the 272 seats, one survey gave the party 195 and the other 179. Both put the Aam Aadmi Party a long way behind in second place, on 55 and 45 seats, with the Congress trailing even further.

VMR for Times Now

This poll did not break down its projection by corporation, but a BJP total of 195 points to comfortable majorities in all three. It gave the Congress only 15 seats across the city.

CVoter for ABP News

• North corporation: BJP 76 of 104, AAP 13, Congress eight
• South corporation: BJP 60 of 104, AAP 21, Congress 10
• East corporation: BJP 43 of 64, AAP 11, Congress eight

In all, this survey gave the Congress 26 seats.

Vote share

The ABP News poll estimated the BJP’s vote share at 41.9%, close to its showing in the 2014 Lok Sabha election. AAP was projected at 27.5%, well below the almost 55% it secured in the 2015 assembly election, a steep decline.

See also: elections

Originally published on 22 April 2017. Rewritten on 9 October 2026.

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