Modi is people’s choice for PM post from BJP:News channel survey


Ahmedabad, 28 August 2012

In its mid-term poll survey report released today, national private news TV channel NDTV said that voters feel Narendra Modi should be the BJP’s choice for PM as he scores twice as high as runner up Advani.

Discussing prospective BJP candidates for PM’s post, the survey said, 42% people selected Modi as PM candidate, while 23% were for LK Advani, 20% for Sushma Swaraj and 15% for others.

When it comes to choosing the PM candidate within the Congress, the survey said Rahul Gandhi was preferred by 46%, while Manmohan Singh 33% and Sonia Gandhi 21%.

The survey report said, Gujarat and Rajasthan are keenest on Narendra Modi as the BJP’s choice for PM. 85% people in Gujarat and 62% in Rajasthan selected Narendra Modi as their PM, while the bottom two states were Orissa (27%) and Bihar (31%).