20-25 LS seats to BJP in Gujarat:Lokniti-IBN poll

Ahmedabad, 22 January 2014

According to the findings of Lokniti-IBN National Tracker poll, Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP) will win 20-25 Lok Sabha seats in Gujarat in upcoming general elections. Congress will win 1-4 seats while others 0-2.In 2009, the BJP won 15 seats and the Congress 11 seats. The seat projections provided by Chennai Mathematical Institute’s Director Professor Rajeeva Karandikar.

Almost half of the Gujarat voters want Modi as PM with 46 per cent backing him in his endeavour. Rahul Gandhi has got 16 per cent votes for the post of PM while 5 per cent people prefer Delhi Chief Minister and AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal.

If Narendra Modi becomes the PM, senior minister in his Cabinet Anandiben Patel is the top choice to replace him as chief minister. She has got 12 per cent backing as against 8 per cent for Amit Shah.

Overall six out of 10 respondents have answered that Gujarat developed only under Modi or Gujarat’s development was greater under Modi. One third of Muslim respondents, five out of 10 Adivasi (tribal) respondents and six out of 10 Dalit respondents also feel the same. Overall 30 per cent feel that Modi alone is responsible for the development of Gujarat.

71 per cent respondents say that they are happy under Modi rule. Only 21 per cent respondents are unhappy with Modi’s government.

70 per cent of the respondents have answered that they are happy with Modi as CM. Only 22 per cent answered that they are unhappy with him as CM.

54 per cent respondents want to give more chance to the BJP in the state, if assembly elections are held in January 2014. Just 18 per cent don’t want the BJP to retain power in the state.

Like most part of India, the UPA government at the Centre is very unpopular in Gujarat. While 47 per cent respondents are unhappy with it, only 43 per cent feel that they are happy with it.

38 per cent respondents have answered that they are unhappy with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s performance. Although 48 per cent feel that he is good but the satisfaction with the PM was 54 per cent just 6 months ago.

45 per cent respondents have answered that the present government at the Centre should not get another chance. Only 33 per cent respondents are backing it.