The Fact News Service
New Delhi, March 28
It is advantage BJP in the Lok Sabha polls with around 79 per cent of Indians preferring a party-led NDA government over that of the INDIA alliance, according to the Asianet News ‘Mood of the Nation’ survey, which also said that Narendra Modi is the top choice for the Prime Minister’s post.
The survey, released on Wednesday, said the Opposition has quite an uphill battle on its hands in the Lok Sabha battle.
According to the survey, 51.1 per cent of the respondents believe that the Narendra Modi government’s decision to notify the Citizenship Amendment Act rules will positively impact the BJP’s election prospects.
While 26.85 per cent of those who took the digital survey believed that the decision on CAA would negatively impact the BJP in the Lok Sabha election, 22.03 per cent felt there would be no impact on the party’s performance in the hustings.
It said 48.4 per cent of the respondents from Tamil Nadu believed that the decision to notify CAA rules would have no impact on the BJP’s election fortunes.
Asked to rate the biggest achievement of the Narendra Modi government, 38.11 per cent lauded infrastructure development work.Another 26.41 per cent voted for the government’s Digital India initiative while 11.46 per cent picked the Modi government’s ‘Aatmanirbhar Bharat’ (self-reliant India) push.
The survey said that in Hindi heartland, 30.04 per cent cited the fulfilment of the Ram Mandir promise as the Modi government’s biggest achievement.
rise (41.79 per cent).
“Another important aspect that emerged from the Mood of the Nation survey is that 51.36 per cent of the respondents believed that there is a deliberate attempt being made to create a North-South divide ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. Just 35.28 per cent of respondents hold a contrarian view,” the release said.
Asked whether the life of the middle class had improved under the Narendra Modi government, the opinion was somewhat divided.
While 47.8 per cent of respondents were of the view that the life of the middle-class segment had improved, 46.1 per cent felt otherwise. “This dataset offers some food for thought for both the Opposition and the ruling Narendra Modi government,” the release said.
The survey said 51.07 per cent of the respondents believe that the Narendra Modi government has delivered on its promises while 42.97 per cent thought otherwise.
“At the same time, 60.4 per cent of respondents believe that corruption has been curbed under the Narendra Modi administration. Another 56.39 per cent gave a thumbs up to the Modi government’s handling of the foreign policy. Another 65.08 per cent endorsed the Narendra Modi government’s handling of the border issue with China while 21.82 per cent were unsatisfied with the manner in which the government handled Beijing. Besides, 79.27 per cent of respondents believed that the country’s standing in the global order improved under PM Modi.”
Asked in more specific terms about who they thought was better suited to govern India for the next five years, the release said the “mandate was pretty one-sided with 78.6 per cent opting for an NDA government while 21.4 per cent rooted for the INDI alliance”.
“In many ways, the survey shows that this general election could set this nation on a whole new trajectory of growth,” the release said.
The survey, conducted by Asianet News Network’s digital platforms in English, Hindi, Malayalam, Kannada, Tamil, Telugu, Bangla and Marathi between March 13 and March 27, received over 7.59 lakh responses.
Lok Sabha elections will be held across seven phases beginning April 19. The counting of votes will take place on June 4.
