NDTV Opinion Poll One Year Report Card of UPA 2

NDTV Opinion Poll

NDTV Opinion Poll- UPA Ek Saal Baad: Good or Bad?

Survey finding of NDTV Opinion Poll
Sample Size: 34277, All India
Fieldwork: GFK Mode
Dates: 7th to 13th May 2010

As UPA-2 completes its first year on May 16, we asked the people of India to rate the government on its biggest successes and failures. This is their verdict and the report card on each minister in their state. Also, the big question that we asked- Does India want Rahul Gandhi as the next Prime Minister?

Watch the special show on the results of the NDTV-GfK-MODE Opinion Poll with Dr. Prannoy Roy and Barkha Dutt on Monday, 17th May & Tuesday, 18th May at 9:00 pm on NDTV 24×7.

SURVEY FINDINGS ENCLOSED BELOW:

· Are you better off or worse off as compared to last year?

Survey finding: Majority of the people felt that that they are worse off as compared to last year with bulk of both Congress and BJP voters feeling let down.

·  Do you feel safer today as compared to last year?

Survey finding: A little more than half of the voting population feel safer as compared to last year.

·   How do you rate Manmohan Singh’s performance as Prime Minister over the last one year? Do you think there will be a change in Prime Minister before the next election?

Survey finding: Almost 70% of Indians are satisfied with Manmohan Singh’s performance as the Prime Minister. Only 38% see the Prime Minister changing before the next elections.

·   How do you rate P Chidambaram’s performance as Home Minister over the last one year? Should the Army be used to fight the Naxals?

Survey finding: 61% of the people rated Chidambaram as a high performer. An equally large number (67%) also felt that we should use the Indian Army to fight the Naxals.

·   How do you rate Pranab Mukherjee’s performance as Finance Minister over the last one year? How badly has the rise in food prices affected you?

Survey finding: While 59% of the people applauded Pranab Mukherjee’s performance as the Finance Minister, an overwhelming 62% felt that they were very much affected by the inflation.

·    Who is more powerful- Sonia Gandhi or Manmohan Singh?

Survey finding: A staggering 63% consider Congress President Sonia Gandhi to be more powerful than PM Manmohan Singh.

·   Who would make a better Prime Minister- Rahul Gandhi or Manmohan Singh?

Survey finding: Nearly half of the sample population thinks that Rahul Gandhi would make a better Prime Minister than Manmohan Singh.

·   Do you think Rahul Gandhi will be the next Prime Minister?

Survey finding: On the big question of whether India wants Rahul Gandhi as the next Prime Minister, a majority of 55% people voted in favour of the young leader.

·    What should be our attitude towards Pakistan?

Survey finding: A mixed response by Indians was elicited on the question of attitude towards Pakistan with 39% still believing that India can be friends with the country while an almost equal number believe that we should fight Pakistan.

·    Telecommunications Minister A Raja has been accused of corruption in Parliament. Do you think he is guilty?

Survey finding: Majority of the voting population in Tamil Nadu (57%) believe that A Raja was guilty of spectrum allocation scam.

·    Was it right to sack Shashi Tharoor from the Union Cabinet as a result of the IPL scandal?

Survey finding: There was a mixed response from the Kerala voters on Shashi Tharoor’s IPL debacle with 37% voting in favour of him being sacked and an almost equal percentage felt that it was a wrong move.

·    Do you think reserving 1/3rd seats for women in Lok Sabha is a good thing? Do women make better political leaders than men?

Survey finding: An overwhelming 77% agreed that women reservation in the Lok Sabha is a positive step. In fact, a majority (56%) felt that women make better leaders than men.

·    Do you think 26/11 terrorist Kasab should have got death sentence or life imprisonment?

Survey finding: A majority of India (76%) agrees with the verdict of capital punishment for Ajmal Kasab.

·    Which of these in your opinion is the most corrupt?

Survey finding: Corruption seemed to be the most agreed upon problem amongst politicians, police, bureaucrats and businessmen with Politicians leading the pack with a whopping 90%.

·    Who have been the best performing Chief Ministers?

Survey finding: When asked to rate the best performing Chief Ministers in the last one year, Gujarat CM Narendra Modi and Orissa CM Naveen Patnaik emerged as the favourites closely followed by Madhya Pradesh CM Shivraj Singh Chauhan and Assamese CM Tarun Gogoi.

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