App predicts BJP will lose 70 seats if elections are held now

The Neta app, which was formally launched on Friday, has stated that if the government holds the general elections now, they will lose at least 70 seats. The app was launched by former President Pranab Mukherjee at his residence.

The app claims to enable voters' rate, review the political representatives of the voters and also measure the performance of the politicians. This, they say, will also increase the accountability of the elected representatives in the country.

The app already has 15 million verified users and these users have reviewed and rated at least 543 parliamentary constituencies and 4,120 assembly constituencies in the country. According to the numbers, the app, which claims to have a 92.7 per cent strike rate, says that if the Lok Sabha elections were held now, the ruling BJP would lose 70 seats.

These numbers are independent of the alliance between Samajwadi Party and the Bahujan Samaj Party in Uttar Pradesh, according to the business-standard report.

The app's CEO, Robbin Sharma, told Business-Standard, "The trend in the last three months shows the Congress gaining, albeit gradually, while BJP losing ground."

Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh are two states which will be going into elections soon. The app studied the voting patterns of the users and in Rajasthan, the app has stated that the Congress party's Ashok Gehlot is the most popular with 42.3 per cent approval rating with the Chief Minister, BJP's Vasundhara Raje coming second at 33.3 per cent.

In Madhya Pradesh, Jyotiraditya Scindia from Congress is the most popular at 48.9 per cent and Chief Minister Shivraj Sigh Chauhan at 42.6 per cent.

Pratham Mittal, the Neta app's founder told Business-Standard that even though they launched on Friday, they have been collecting data for eight months and according to the polls, even predicted the Karnataka election results in May. The app is modelled on the American rating system.

According to the Business-Standard, the app will give the top five contenders and the users will vote their preference.