Why do opinion polls tend to favour a particular coalition while - TopicsExpress



          

Why do opinion polls tend to favour a particular coalition while underplaying others? First, unlike Western countries, Indias population is not homogeneous — caste, religion and region play an important factor in elections. Also, people, particularly from the weaker section of society, are reluctant to reveal which party they are going to vote. BJP might be getting overplayed because the main support base of the party is the middle class — a section which is not afraid of any post-election harassment and hence they are vocal in sharing their views. On the contrary, key voters of other parties are from vulnerable sections of society and hence they are afraid to share their opinion. Experts also argue that opinion polls work much better in bipolar elections. In India, where elections are multi-cornered, it is possible that pollsters fail to estimate the strength of regional parties.
Posted on: Sun, 13 Apr 2014 17:22:20 +0000

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