Lok Sabha Elections 2024: The majority of Other Backward Classes (OBCs) and Dalit voters will prefer Narendra Modi as Prime Minister of the country once again in 2024 while Congress leader Rahul Gandhi is a distant second choice, according to India TV-CNX opinion poll.
The survey predicts that 64 per cent of the OBC voters would want Narendra Modi as PM again, while Rahul Gandhi is a distant second choice for them at 15 per cent.
Speaking about Dalits, then according to the survey, 58 per cent of them will prefer Narendra Modi as the Prime Minister while 20 per cent may choose Rahul Gandhi.
| Leader | OBCs | Dalits |
| Narendra Modi | 64% | 58% |
| Rahul Gandhi | 15% | 20% |
| Nitish Kumar | 3% | - |
| Akhilesh Yadav | 5% | - |
| Mayawati | - | 10% |
Among other choices, 5 per cent of the OBC voters would like to see Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav as the next PM while only 3 per cent may go with Nitish Kumar.
Among Dalits, 10 per cent of the voters want Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief and former UP chief minister Mayawati as PM while only 2 per cent of them preferred Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge.
Overall, the survey predicts that 61 per cent of the voters want Narendra Modi as PM again. Among other choices, 21 per cent want Rahul Gandhi, 3 per cent each want Mamata Banerjee and Arvind Kejriwal, 2 per cent of them want Nitish Kumar and Mayawati while 6 per cent would like to see some other leader as the next PM.
The India TV-CNX opinion poll was conducted in 48 Lok Sabha seats across 12 states in the country after Bihar's caste census data was released.
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