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Opinion poll surveys predict Aam Aadmi Party to get second term in Delhi
MUMBAI: Amid the fierce political battle, opinion polls indicate that Aam Aadmi Party is set to retain power in the national capital in the 2020 Delhi Legislative Assembly elections, which are scheduled for 8 February and the results will be declared on 11 February.
According to ABP News-CVOTER, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) is leading with a 45.6 per cent vote share that is around 42-56. Similarly, the India News-Neta App Poll survey also portrayed that the AAP will bag around 52-57 seats in 70-seats Assembly.
The ABP News-CVOTER survey also projects Bharatiya Janata Party may come second with 37.1 per cent vote share gaining 10-24 seats and Congress, as same as last terms election, to remain at third spot with mere 4.4 per cent vote share occupying 0-4 seats. The survey also said that around 12.9 per cent respondents were undecided about the same.
Meanwhile, the News India – Neta App poll survey predicted that the BJP is likely to win between 11-18 seats and the Congres around 0-2 seats. The results are based on inputs from 3.45 lakh people across 70-member Assembly constituencies in Delhi.
There has been resurgence for the BJP in Delhi election with 37.1 per cent vote share amid the Shaheen Bagh anti-CAA and NRC protests turning into a top poll issue, said ABP News-CVOTER poll survey. It also said that at least 82.5 per cent of respondents believe Shaheen Bagh has become a political pawn.
The survey conducted by Centre for Voting Opinion & Trends in Election Research (CVOTER) along with ABP keeps the viewers abreast of the various political opinions and understand the mood of voters.
The News India – Neta App poll had ensured a pertinent sample size. The application had used multiple mediums like the app, IVR calls and SMS to gather data on evolving political inclinations.
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News TV viewership jumps 33 per cent as West Asia war draws audiences
BARC Week 8 data shows news share rising to 8 per cent despite T20 World Cup
NEW DELHI:Â Even as individual television news channel ratings remain under a temporary pause, the genre itself is seeing a clear surge in audience attention.
According to the latest data from Broadcast Audience Research Council India, television news recorded a 33 per cent jump in genre share in Week 8 of 2026, covering February 28 to March 6.
The news genre accounted for 8 per cent of total television viewership during the week, up from 6 per cent the previous week. The spike in attention coincided with escalating geopolitical tensions involving the United States, Israel and Iran, which have kept global headlines firmly fixed on West Asia.
The rise is notable because it came at a time when cricket was dominating television screens. The high-stakes stages of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, including the Super 8 fixtures and semi-finals, were being broadcast during the same period.
Despite the cricket frenzy, viewers appeared to be toggling between sport and global affairs, boosting the overall share of news programming.
The surge in genre share comes even as the government has enforced a one-month pause on publishing ratings for individual news channels. The move followed regulatory scrutiny of the television ratings ecosystem.
While channel-level rankings remain temporarily out of sight, the genre-level data suggests that when global tensions escalate, audiences continue to turn to television news for real-time updates.
