Saturday, January 28, 2012

INDIA TODAY - SURVEY - Part (I)


(01) Who would you want as the Prime Minister?

#
Candidate
%
1
Narendra Modi
24 (12)
2
Rahul Gandhi
17 (21)
3
L K Advani
10 (4)
4
Manmohan Singh
10 (11)
5
Sonia Gandhi
10 (9)
6
Nitish Kumar
5 (5)
7
Mayawati
4 (4)
8
Sushma Swaraj
4 (2)
9
Mulayam Singh Yadav
2 (-)
10
Arun Jaitely
2 (-)
11
Pranab Mukherjee
2 (3)
12
Nitin Gadkari
1 (2)
13
A.K. Antony
1(-)
14
Sharad Pawar
1(-)

All figures in %
Figures in brackets indicate Aug 2011 responses
59% want Rahul Gandhi to succeed Sonia Gandhi should step down as Congress President
49% believe Rahul Gandhi will be the best choice for Prime Minister if Manmohan Singh is replaced by the Congress
48% of respondents want Narendra Modi to be fielded as BJP’s PM candidate. Advani gets the backing of 24%, Sushma Swaraj of 10%


(02) How would you rate BJP’s performance as the Opposition party?

Good
37 (35)
Average
34 (39)
Outstanding
11 (5)
Poor
10 (11)
Don’t’ know / Can’t say
8

All figures in %
Figures in brackets indicate Aug 2011 responses



(03) Which party will best solve the problems of the country?

BJP
35
Other Parties (non UPA & non NDA)
32
Congress
26
Other UPA parties
4
Other NDA parties
3
All figures in %

(04) Which party can control corruption best?

Other Parties (non UPA & non BJP)
35
BJP
33
Congress
25
Other UPA parties
4
Other NDA parties
3
All figures in %

(05) Who is more concerned with the problems of the poor?

Other Parties (non UPA & non BJP)
35 (-)
BJP
31 (30)
Congress
26 (27)
Other UPA parties
5 (-)
Other NDA parties
3 (-)
All figures in %
Figures in brackets indicate Aug 2011 responses

(06) Who will win the Lok Sabha, if elections were held today?

UPA
Congress, TMC, DMK, NCP, JKNC, RLD
Period
Seats
Vote%
Jan 2012
168-178
28
Aug 2011
187-197
29
Aug 2010
246-256
34.6
Election 2009
259
35.7
Swing
-7.7%

NDA
BJP, JD (U), Shiv Sena, JMM, SAD,
Period
Seats
Vote%
Jan 2012
180-190
28
Aug 2011
175-185
27
Aug 2010
168-178
26.4
Election 2009
159
25.7
Swing
2.3%

Others
SP, BSP, CPI, CPI (M), AIADMK, RSP, FB, PDP, BJD, TDP, YSR (Congress), TRS, JD (S)
Period
Seats
Vote%
Jan 2012
180-190
44
Aug 2011
167-177
44
Aug 2010
114-124
39
Election 2009
125
38.6
Swing
5.4%

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