Hari Om
The TIMES NOW-India
TV C-Voters pre-poll
survey, which was conducted between April and July this year in 28 States, shows that anti-Congress and anti-UPA wave is sweeping the nation. The survey teams interviewed more than 33,000 eligible voters spread across the country. The findings were made public by TIMES NOWon July 29 between 7 pm and 11 pm.
The findings of the survey said that the UPA would win 136 seats, as against its 2009 tally of 228, if elections are held now. It's a huge loss of 92 seats and it should not surprise anyone, as the Congress and the UPA have lost their sheen and appeal owing to their various acts of omission and commission. As for the Congress's own tally, it will be only 119, as against its 2009 tally of 206 seats. It means it would lose 87 seats. The pre-poll results also show that the NDA would gain, but not that substantially. Its tally would be just 156 seats, as against its 2009 tally of 132 seats. The BJP will increase its tally from 116 seats in 2009 to 131 seats in 2013, an increase of only 15 seats.
The finding that the UPA would win 136 seats and the NDA 156 is not very significant considering the fact that the General Election is still eight months away. The Congress and the UPA would become more and more unpopular with each passing day. But more than that, the nation is determined to punish the corrupt, anti-people, anti-democratic, arrogant and irresponsible Congress-led ragtag UPA Government. The latest pre-poll survey, like all other pre-poll surveys conducted by various agencies for news channels between January and June this year, clearly shows that the Congress is on the verge of extinction in several States and the BJP is on the rise.
The findings of TIMES NOW-C-Voters survey clearly indicated that the people across the country are turning towards the BJP in large numbers. According to the survey, the vote share of the UPA, including the Congress, will be 28 per cent, as against 37 per cent in 2009 - 9 per cent less (a huge loss) - and Assam and Karnataka will be the only States where the Congress's performance will be reasonably well. As per the same survey, the vote share of the NDA, including the BJP, will be 31 per cent, as against 25 per cent in 2009 - 6 per cent more. As said, the finding of the survey that the UPA would win 136 seats and the NDA 156 is not that significant. For, the BJP is in an advantageous position, as it has a charismatic leader like Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi. What the pre-poll survey said about Modi was more significant than anything else. Three things were manifestly clear. One, Modi is the most popular choice and there is none in the country at the moment, who could match him in terms of popularity, acceptability, appeal, leadership qualities, vision and administrative acumen. At least 37.7 per cent of the persons out of over 33,000 eligible voters, who were interviewed by the survey teams, said that they would want Modi to lead the nation. The earlier surveys had also said almost the same thing.
AICC vice president Rahul Gandhi, who most probably would be the Congress's Prime Ministerial candidate, was way behind Modi. Only 17.6 per cent persons reposed their confidence in him. As far as Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh and AICC president and the UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi were concerned, they were rejected outright by the persons whose views were ascertained by the survey teams. While only 6.2 per cent persons again pinned their faith in Manmohan Singh, a paltry 3.9 per cent persons voted for Sonia. It was expected. The extent to which the Sonia Gandhi-controlled UPA Government has become unpopular could be seen from the fact that as many as 58 per cent persons said they were totally dissatisfied with it, 13 per cent said, "Satisfied only to some extent" and 4 per cent expressed no opinion. In other words, it can be said that a whopping 75 per cent of the persons interviewed by the survey teams expressed no-confidence in the Congress-controlled UPA Government.
Two, 65 per cent persons said the electoral chances of the BJP would very substantially improve in case Modi is projected as the Prime Ministerial candidate before the election process starts. This is a very significant finding which clearly suggests that people are fed up with the Congress misrule and eligible voters would swing solidly behind Modi, the BJP and the NDA, in case the Gujarat Chief Minister is declared as the Prime Ministerial candidate before the schedule for the General Election is announced. They expressed this view because they respect Modi. It is obvious. The pre-poll surveys conducted on behalf of the Headlines Today in May had said that the BJP would win more than 200 seats on its own, in case Modi was declared Prime Ministerial candidate before the announcement of elections. The findings of the pre-poll surveys conducted for CNN-IBN, India News, ABP News and so on were almost identical.
Three, as many as 46 per cent of the persons whose views were ascertained by the survey teams throughout the country said they would vote not for a party but for Prime Minister. Only 21 per cent persons said that they would vote for the party and not for the candidate. The meaning of this important finding is clear: The next General Election would be presidential-type of election in case Modi is the BJP's Prime Ministerial candidate. In fact, people across the country want this type of election this time, as they believe, and rightly so, that if the BJP is to achieve its stated goal- "Congress-free India" -, it has no other option but to declare Modi as its Prime Ministerial candidate without losing a single moment. Even otherwise, the findings of the all pre-poll surveys, and more importantly the latest survey, clearly suggest that the BJP high command would miss the the God-sent and rare opportunity if it fails to appreciate the national mood on time and project Modi as its Prime Ministerial candidate at the earliest possible.
Declaration of Modi as the Prime Ministerial candidate ahead of the impending General Election and concerted efforts by the BJP leadership, particularly in UP, Bihar, Karnataka and Odisha, would surely help the BJP and the NDA dislodge what could be termed as un-Indian UPA Government and decimate the Congress of termites. There are reports that the BJP would would present Modi to the nation as its Prime Ministerial candidate in September. Why September? Why not now?
courtesy: www.niticentral.com |
