UPA has better chance of winning Presidential poll: Analysis

March 19, 2012 18:01

The Congress-led UPA has a better chance of winning the 2012 Presidential election if it fields a candidate "more acceptable" and beyond party line, but
regional parties like the SP, AIADMK and BSP would play an important role, an analysis by a think-tank says. An analysis by the Centre for Media Studies says no national party can get its nominee elected in July elections without the support of regional parties which account for a quarter of nearly 11 lakh electorate.

It says the UPA has not got the numbers on its own to get its candidate elected, but it has a better chance to mobilise support by having a "more acceptable and much beyond party line candidate."

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