Khaas Vs AAM Who'll Win Delhi?

Survey says while high-income groups & degree-holders favoured BJP, the poor and less educated swore by AAP

- Harmeet Shah Singh

THE Arvind Kejriwal-led Aam Aadmi Party is projected to sweep the Delhi elections scoring between 59 and 68 seats in the 70member Assembly, as per the India Today-Axis My India exit poll.

However, the survey has gone beyond the numbers and delved deeper into the Capital’s voting behaviour. The findings suggest that the BJP is now a choice of the city’s ‘khaas’, while AAP, true to its name, is favoured by the ‘Aam.’

EDUCATION & ECONOMIC: When split up in education brackets, as high as 50% of the respondents supporting the saffron party are found to be holding professional degrees in engineering, IT, medicine and business administration.

Class and community-wise, the upper-income groups, the Brahmins, Jats and the Gujjars have largely thrown their weight behind the BJP, the exit poll found. And those who voted for the BJP opted for it primarily (57%) because of the ‘good performance’ of the Central government. Another 25% backed the BJP because of the Narendra Modi factor.