File picture: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal | Photo Credit: PTI

New Delhi: Ahead of Delhi Election 2020, in order to understand the mood of the people, Times Now teamed up with IPSOS and conducted an opinion poll to feel the pulse of the national capital.

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Delhi polls remain a two-way contest between the BJP and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) although the latter seems ahead in the race with BJP at the second spot and Congress at a distant third.

Voting in Delhi will be conducted on February 8 and results will be declared on February 11.

Delhi Election 2020 Times Now-IPSOS Opinion Poll - Key findings

BIG NUMBERS: Party-wise vote share

According to the Times Now-IPSOS Opinion Poll, AAP hardly lost any ground when it comes to voting share. As opposed to 55% vote share in the 2015 Delhi Assembly Election, AAP is projected to get 52% share and BJP at 34% in 2020.

BIG NUMBERS: Seat share projection: AAP likely to sweep polls

Out of 70 Assembly seats, AAP is projected to get 54-60 seats whereas BJP will likely to contend with 10-14, found out Times Now-IPSOS poll. It is to be noted that BJP is likely to improve from its 2015 toll of 3 seats whereas AAP's tally is expected to come down from 67 in the 2015 Assembly elections.

Are Shaheen Bagh protests justified?

51% of Delhiites believe that anti-CAA protests at south Delhi are unjustified whereas 25% feel they are justified.

Speaking about anti-CAA, NRC protests, PM Narendra Modi while speaking at a public meeting in Delhi said Whether it be Seelampur, Jamia or Shaheen Bagh, anti-CAA protests have been going on since many days now. These protests are not coincidental. They are a political experiment. A political design which is divisive is behind all this. People are being misled in the garb of the Constitution and the Tricolour. Attention is being deflected from real issues."

Which party has seen the change in vote base since 2015?

It was found 60% of voters have deserted the Congress party, whereas the BJP has seen a 23% reduction in voter base and frontrunner AAP only saw 17% change in its voter base.

It is to be noted which party will benefit from the massive shift in the voter base of Congress party.

Who does Delhi trust more?

Communal harmony: Polarisation continues to be a crucial factor ahead of Delhi polls and 53% of respondents putting their faith in AAP when it comes to communal harmony whereas only 33% trusted BJP.

Unemployment: 47% put their weight behind AAP while BJP enjoyed the support of 37% on the front. It was also found that job creation is not a major factor in Delhi elections.

Poll plank of different parties in Delhi

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Millions of Delhiites will cast their votes on February 8 to determine who will govern the national capital for the next five years. It seems the Arvind Kejriwal's development poll plank and freebies for Delhi voters such as subsidised electricity, water and bus rides have found resonance with voters.

Many people including the AAP believe that the election is already in their bag. Kejriwal is on record to say that his party is sweeping the election on the back of his unprecedented governance record. Though Kejriwal is confident the BJP has launched a blistering counter-attack. Its high-pitched campaign has been centred on defining the contest as one between those who support the Shaheen Bagh protest that the BJP says evokes ‘separatism’. Extending the binary Prime Minister Modi has pitched the context as one between the backers of Shaheen Bagh and the Samvidhan or Constitution.