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BJP may fall short of majority in Jharkhand, PDP single largest party in J&K, projects India TV-CVoter poll

New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party may fall short of majority in the Jharkhand assembly polls, with the party projected to win within a range of 29-35 seats out of a total of 81, says

In Jharkhand, the India TV-CVoter tracking poll predicts 29-35 seats for BJP, 17-23 seats for Jharkhand Mukti Morcha, 6-12 seats for Jharkhand Vikas Morcha, 7-13 seats for Congress and 7-13 seats for 'Others' in a house of 81.

In 2009, the JMM and BJP had won 18 seats each, Congress had won 14, JVM had won 11 and 'Others' 20 seats.

Voting percentage wise, the tracking poll predicts a 12 pc swing in favour of BJP, which is projected to get 32 pc votes, followed by JMM 19 pc, Congress 13 pc, JVM 12 pc and 'Others' 24 pc.