Opinion Poll: Predicts Massive gain for BJP in Election, PM Narendra Modi Remain Intact

Opinion Poll: Predicts Massive gain for BJP in Election, PM Narendra Modi Remain Intact

A survey result claimed that Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s popularity remained intact since he assumed office as he received a whopping 53 percent people’s backing as the next Prime Minister.

According to the India Today-Karvy Insights opinion poll, Modi’s closest competition for the post of India’s prime minister was Rahul Gandhi at a distant 22 percent.

Best prime minister- Narendra Modi

Modi has also been polled the best prime minister since Independence. According to this year’s survey, 28 percent of those polled think Modi is the best prime minister in Independent India, while 20 percent think Indira Gandhi’s reign remains unmatched.

In 2017, Modi was ahead of Indira with 16 percentage points, while in 2016 he trailed at the second position, in the survey conducted by the same agency. Forty-one percent people rated Modi’s performance good, while 25 percent thought he performed average.

Lok Sabha elections were held today

Moreover, if Lok Sabha elections were held today, the National Democratic Alliance will win 258 of 543 seats, 24 seats down from 282 it had won in 2014, the India Today-Karvy survey predicted.

The Congress-led United Progressive Alliance is expected to make a considerable improvement in its tally, with 202 seats. Even though Modi’s personal charisma remained unscathed, interestingly, NDA’s seat share has taken a considerable hit since last year. India Today-Karvy’s 2017 survey results had predicted 349 seats for the ruling coalition.

Meanwhile, another survey agency, C-Voter also found that Modi thoroughly beat Rahul in the race for prime minister’s post. According to this survey, 66 percent of the respondents preferred Modi as prime minister, while just 28 percent of respondents chose Rahul to lead the country. In 2017, 69 percent of those surveyed picked Modi over the Gandhi scion, who was chosen by only 26 percent of respondents.

According to C-Voter survey, the saffron party is expected to win 279 seats this time as opposed to the 282 in previous elections. In terms of vote share, while the NDA will register a 1.7 percent rise, UPA’s share will go up by 4.1 percent.

While none of these surveys are close to the scale of actual general elections, but given the rigorous survey procedures involved, if the election results indeed coincide with the survey predictions, they would hint that the people have not yet lost faith in brand Modi.