New Delhi: Nearly 66 per cent of voters in a survey have expressed satisfaction with the performance of the Narendra Modi government and 68 per cent approve of his style of functioning.
Conducted across 14 cities including the four metropolitan cities, major state capitals as well as other prominent cities like Surat and Varanasi, the opinion poll by Network 18 and Today's Chanakya on 100 days of the Modi government sought to take a look at how Team Modi has fared on foreign policy, internal security and on the economic front.
"Majority 66 per cent voters say they are satisfied with the performance so far of the Modi government. Nineteen percent say they are not satisfied with the government performance," said a press release giving the results of the survey conducted between August 26-31 and involving 6,280 respondents.
"Fifty-one per cent voters say if elections were held now, the Modi government will improve its tally while 26 per cent say the opposite. On the key question of corruption, 54 per cent voters say the Modi government can tackle corruption while 24 per cent say it cannot tackle corruption," the release said.
According to the opinion poll, economic sentiment was positive with 41 per cent stating that the economy was back on track, while 25 per cent said it was early to pass a judgment.
In response to a question ‘what do you think the Prime Minister could have been done better in 100 days', 48 per cent voters wished the Modi government to be stricter on spiralling prices.
"More than 30 per cent voters believe that price control has improved while 27 per cent say that it has not improved," the release said.
About Modi's tenure, 41 per cent voters described it as being ‘effective, speedy, and purposeful', while 35 per cent said his government has to be more bold and tough.
The poll said 68 per cent respondents approved of Modi's style of functioning while only 25 per cent find him authoritative.
The opinion poll showed that Modi has been successful in building a direct rapport with people.
"Fifty per cent respondents say that Modi effectively communicates with the people of the country," the release said.
On internal security, 37 per cent respondents said Maoist violence has decreased during the Modi regime, with 15 per cent of voters saying it had increased.
The poll said voters appeared to be in sync with Modi's foreign policy.
"Sixty-nine percent respondents rate his foreign policy as being either good or very good. Forty-seven percent say the performance is good while 22 percent say it is very good," the survey said.
On cancellation of foreign secretary-level talks between India and Pakistan, the poll showed that 54 per cent supported the move.
Meanwhile, 43 per cent of respondents say communal violence has not increased during the Modi regime, while 14 per cent say it has, the poll said.
On the Congress leader in the Lok Sabha not being recognised as the Leader of Opposition, 44 pe rcent voters said it was the right decision, while 30 per cent said the Congress deserves the post.
Modi's ‘Team India' pitch found favour with 54 per cent of voters who said Modi was walking the talk on building a team with the Chief Ministers, but 15 per cent not holding a similar sentiment.
