New Delhi, April 3 – A Mood of the Nation (MOTN) Opinion Poll, conducted nationwide by the India Today Group and Cicero, has found that 22 per cent of the respondents consider Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s performance as excellent while 38 per cent of them rated his performance as good.
Only 11 per cent of the respondents are unhappy with his 10-month tenure and termed it as poor. On the question of Modi government’s biggest achievement since coming to power, around 34 per cent of the respondents said that country’s international image has been improved considerably. Only 13 per cent of them believe that reducing corruption was Modi government’s biggest achievement.
What does PM Narendra Modi represent?
52 per cent of the over 12,000 respondents said Prime Minister Modi represents development and good governance, the major planks of the BJP in its Lok Sabha manifesto. In another good news for the 10-month-old dispensation at the Centre, only 16 per cent of the respondents said Modi represents Hindu nationalism.
How has the Modi-led government performed over the last 10 months?
An emphatic 69 per cent of the respondents said that the Modi-led government has either performed beyond the expectations or met the expectations. Only 25 per cent of them rated the Modi-led government’s performance as below the expectations.
BJP set to lose Lok Sabha seats, Congress to gain marginally However, the BJP is likely to lose 27 seats if the Lok Sabha polls are held now. The party is likely to get 255 seats in the polls. In 2014, the BJP had won 282 seats. The Congress is likely to get 9 more seats than the 2014 Lok Sabha polls. It is likely to get 53 seats in the polls. The Congress had won just 44 seats in the last general elections.
How do you view Narendra Modi’s fashion sense?
39 per cent of the respondents said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has a good fashion sense. 29 per cent said that Modi has a bad fashion sense. However, 22 per cent said they don’t care about the PM’s fashion sense.
What is your view on PM Modi’s foreign trips?
44 per cent said they like PM Modi’s foreign trips and he should go on more trips. 39 per cent said the prime minister should go less on the foreign trips.
Can Congress witness a revival?
On a beleaguered Congress, around 48 per cent of the respondents said that the party can witness the revival in the next 5 years. 46 per cent of the respondents said that Rahul Gandhi can revive Congress’s fortunes. Interestingly, around 20 per cent of the respondents still felt that Rahul Gandhi is the best choice for the PM’s post from the party.
13 per cent of them termed Sonia Gandhi as the best choice while around 11 per cent said that Priyanka Gandhi is the most suitable choice for the PM’s post from the party. However, 45 per cent said that Priyanka Gandhi should replace Rahul Gandhi as the Congress leader.
Who is the best chief minister across India?
Arvind Kejriwal has topped the list of India’s best chief minister. 17 per cent rated him as the best chief minister while 8 per cent considered Akhilesh Yadav as the best chief minister. Chandrababu Naidu, Mamata Banerjee and Naveen Patnaik came third, fourth and fifth respectively in that list.
Who has been India’s best PM ever?
30 per cent of the respondents said that Narendra Modi is India’s best prime minister till now. Former prime minister and BJP stalwart Atal Bihari Vajpayee was rated as the second best prime minister with 20 per cent of the respondents siding with him. Indira Gandhi came on the third spot with only 13 per cent of the respondents considered her as the best prime minister of India.
Will Prime Minister Narendra Modi be controlled by the RSS?
Despite the opposition accusing the Modi government of being remote-controlled by their ideological mentor, the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, around 36 per cent thought that to be the case. 39 per cent of the respondents said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi will work on his own terms.
Has the state of the economy improved under the Modi government?
Around 36 per cent of the respondents said that the economy has improved under the current dispensation in the last 10 months. 29 per cent said that the economy hasn’t improved in the last 10 months and it won’t get better in the next 6 months also.
Which issue should Narendra Modi address first?
27 per cent of the respondents wanted PM Modi to address the issue of price rise first. Around 24 per cent of them wanted him to reduce corruption first. Only 3 per cent of the respondents were of the opinion that he should build Ram Temple in Ayodhya.
-INDIA TODAY
