Dehradun, Jan. 8 -- An early exit poll suggests a comfortable win for the Arvind Kejriwal led Aam Aadmi Party in the coming Delhi Assembly elections. The same poll, at the same time, reiterates that support for Prime Minister Narendra Modi continues as before, while favouring Kejriwal as Chief Minister. If it is in any way accurate, the poll underlines, once again, the increasing sophistication of the Indian voter in recognising issues and priorities. After the thumping victory of the BJP in the Lok Sabha elections, there have been assembly elections in states where other parties have come to the fore. This has wrongly been attributed by opposition leaders and some analysts to declining support for the Government at the Centre.

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