Congress to get clear majority: C Fore Survey
BENGALURU: Hours before Prime Minister Narendra Modi sets foot on the state for an intensive campaign, the third round of the pre-poll survey conducted by the C Fore between April 20 to April 30, spells disappointing news for the BJP, with the agency projecting a majority for the ruling Congress with 118 to 128 seats in Assembly polls scheduled for May 12.Pollsters have predicted a hung assembly but C fore on Monday foretold an absolute and clear majority for the ruling Congress.
As per the C fore survey, BJP will get 63 to 73 seats, with JD(S) coming in third with 29 to 36 seats.
The survey data states that the poll prediction exercise was carried out in 61 of the 224 assembly segments, with 6,247 voters being interviewed. C fore says the survey is said to have an error margin of 2 percentage points and 95% confidence level.
Except for central Karnataka districts of Davanagere, Shivamogga and Chitradurga, all other divisions including Bombay-Karnataka, Hyderabad-Karnataka, coastal Karnataka and Old Mysuru region are supposed to favour Congress.
C fore conducted the pre-poll survey in Karnataka based on Systematic random sampling methodology to select respondents for the survey. Care was taken to ensure that different castes and communities were represented in the sample in their actual proportion , C fore said in a release.
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Davangere: Two policemen injured in stone pelting during Ganesha procession
Davangere: Reports state that two groups engaged in stone pelting at each other during Ganesha idol immersion ceremony in Davangere on Thursday. Two police personnel were injured in the incident.
Few days ago, two groups of youth engaged in verbal altercation regarding raising of a flag for Eid Milad celebration. On account of the clashes, police had heightened security for the Ganesha procession. Despite the additional security, stones were pelted at the procession, sources stated. Inspector Gururaj and constable Raghavendra were injured in the incident. The procession continued after the police brought the situation to control. However, the stone pelting resumed once again as the procession surged forwards.
Security has been tightened up in the area and all shops have been closed down by the police. The two police personnel, who were injured in the stone pelting, are undergoing treatment at a hospital.
