75 % people of Jharkhand happy with performance of PM Modi: VMR Survey

Ranchi, Sep 21: 74.8 per cent people in Jharkhand are happy with the performance of Narendra Modi government and the schemes and policies of Modi government are being largely appreciated in the state, the image of the BJP is such that if the elections were to be held today party may get 45.24 per cent of the votes. These findings have surfaced from VMR survey which was conducted from September 1 to 11 in rural and urban areas of the state stretching across 15 assembly constituencies and its report was released today. Altogether 5516 respondents participated in the survey. The samples were collected based on the result of 2014 assembly elections, caste equations and polling booth characteristics. The research firm said that the purpose of the survey was to map the opinion of people of Jharkhand regarding the performance of the state as well as Union Government. The survey indicates that 55 per cent people of the state are happy with Raghubar Das government of the state. According to the VMR survey if elections were to be held today BJP will make a strong comeback. The survey found that 45 electorals are with BJP while only 17 per cent are with JMM, 8 per cent with Congress, only 7 per cent with JVM and rest 10 per cent is divided in parts. The survey indicates that 14 per cent swing is in favour of the BJP but the swing is against all the other parties with 3 per cent against JMM, 2.5 per cent against Congress, 1.17 pc against AJSU and2.7 pc against JVM and 16 per cent against others. If this is converted into per cent in numbers of seats the BJP will win 65 out of 81 seats, JMM 12, Congress 2, JVM 1 and others 1. The survey finds out that 0f 75 per cent voters who voted for the BJP in 2014 are still loyal to the party, but other parties have failed to keep their vote bank intact. JMM has hold on only 54 per cent electors, Congress on 50 pc electors and JVM 41 pc electors compared to 2014. Every third voter of the JMM and JVM seems to migrate to the BJP in the survey. The survey finds that BJP has gained handsomely among the ST and SC voters of the state and has also breached the traditional tribal bastion of the JMM. 30 pc voters of the JMM and the Congress have already shifted to the BJP. If elections are held today JMM and Congress will have to suffer losses because of this shift. Almost 20 per cent voters of the other small parties and independent contestants have also shifted to the BJP, the survey points out. UNI