The Week magazine conducted a countrywide survey conducted for the projected results in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, and the issues that matter the most. Following is the result of the survey:

Number of seats parties are expected to get:

• UPA -- 234 seats with Congress emerging as the single largest party with 144 seats.
• NDA -- 186 seats with BJP being victorious on 140 seats.
• Third Front -- 112 seats.

Best choice for the post of Prime Minister:

• LK Advani -- 15%
• Manmohan Singh -- 14%
• Sonia Gandhi -- 11%
• Rahul Gandhi -- 10%
• Mayawati -- 9% 
• Atal Bihari Vajpayee -- 8%

Among the UPA ranks, number of seats parties are expected to get:

• Congress -- 144 seats
• Samajwadi Party -- 32 seats 
• NCP-- 13 seats
• DMK and allies -- 13 seats
• Trinamool Congress -- 11 seats
• RJD-LJP -- 15 seats
• UDF -- 2 seats 
• National Conference -- 3 seats
• JMM -- 1 seat  

Among the NDA ranks, number of seats parties are expected to get:

• BJP --140 seats
• JD(U) -- 18 seats
• Shiv Sena -- 12 seats
• Asom Gana Parishad -- 5 seats
• Akali Dal -- 5 seats
• RLD -- 4 seats
• INLD -- 2 seats 

Among the Third Front, number of seats parties are expected to get:

• Left parties -- 33 seats
• BSP -- 29 seats
• AIADMK and allies -- 24 seats
• TDP/TRS -- 14 seats
• BJD -- 9 seats
• JDS -- 2 seats
• HVM -- 1 seat
• PRP -- 2 seats
• Others -- 9 seats

Which party can handle issues better?

• Congress-led UPA -- 37%
• NDA -- 27%
• Third Front -- 14%
• None -- 14 %
• Undecided -- 8 %

Key Electoral Issues?

• Economic slowdown and inflation -- 21%
• Internal security and terrorism -- 17%
• Corruption -- 14%
• Indo-US nuclear deal -- 1%

UPA's Top Failures?

• Price rise and inflation --  32%
• Terrorism and national security issues -- 26 %
• Compromise with the US -- 10%
• Rising crime against women -- 9%

UPA's Key Achievement?

• Farm loan waiver -- 19%
• NREGA -- 18%
• Economic growth -- 16%
• Political stability -- 16%
• Nuclear deal -- 14%