According to sources in a zone where predicting electoral outcome in anywhere in the country is becoming increasingly hazardous, Hyderabad based political research organization Peoples Pulse has accurately predicted the outcome of Himachal Pradesh and Gujarat elections.
Meanwhile the People's Pulse conducted pre-poll surveys in both states, each ending ten days before polling. Therefore the last thrust of electioneering and associated developments could not be factored. A reputed organization, CSDS-LokNiti post-poll survey in Gujarat found that 43% of the electorate had made up their mind during the final round of campaign, of which over half voted for the BJP.
Further it claimed that it had predicted the BJP would do well in urban
areas and the Congress is strong in rural areas. The survey predicted 44.8%
vote share for the BJP and 43.2% for the Congress. The result had 49.1% for the
BJP and 42.4% for the Congress.
