Research firm CVoter conducted what it calls the largest, definitive and independent survey, “State of the Nation 2020: May”, consisting of responses from over 3,000 people from each state and Union territory of the country.
Modi’s popularity continues
Narendra Modi who recently marked the first anniversary of his second term as the Prime Minister of the country enjoyed the support of 65.69% of the people surveyed. Odisha gave Modi top ratings for his performance with a score of 95.6, followed by Himachal Pradesh (93.95) and Chhattisgarh (92.73.).
However, that’s not the case down south . Modi was the least popular choice for PM in two southern Indian states — Tamil Nadu (32.15%) and Kerala (32.89%).
Across the country, 58.36% of the people surveyed were “very satisfied” with PM Modi’s performance, while 24.04% said that they were “satisfied to some extent”and the remaining 16.71% were “not at all satisfied”.
Odisha’s Patnaik wins the race for the best chief minister
The race to be the best chief minister, the survey reported, was a close contest between Odisha’s Naveen Patnaik, Chhattisgarh’s Bhupesh Bhagel and Kerala’s Pinarayi Vijayan. The least popular CMs were Haryana’s Manohar Lal Khattar, Uttarakhand’s TS Rawat and Punjab’s Amarinder Singh.
‘Majority’ satisfied with Union government’s functioning
The survey reported a satisfaction rating of over 90% with the NDA government’s performance in three states — Himachal Pradesh (97.46%), Odisha (95.73%) and Chhattisgarh (91.42%).
Overall, over 62% of people surveyed said they were satisfied with the way the Union government was performing.
Modi clear favourite for the top post
In the race for the top post, Narendra Modi emerged as a clear favourite. The survey pitted the Prime Minister against the former Congress president Rahul Gandhi. A majority, 66.2% of the people surveyed, voted in favour of the current Prime Minister, while Rahul was a popular choice among 23.21%.
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi popular down south
In three states Rahul Gandhi enjoyed greater popularity than Narendra Modi for the top post — Goa, Kerala and Tamil Nadu.
The survey also gauged the popularity of Rahul across various states. In Tamil Nadu, the Congress leader enjoyed the most support with a net rating of 36.12% votes.
In the Namo vs RaGa battle, barring three states — Kerala, Goa and Tamil Nadu, Modi emerged as the clear favourite, the survey reported.
(Nett satisfaction rating within each state calculated by adding “Very much satisfied” and “Satisfied to some extent” and deducting “Not satisfied at all” and excluding “Don’t Know/Can’t Say”)
