New Delhi: It has been exactly one year since the United Progressive Alliance-2 won the last elections. Unlike most governments that see a honeymoon period during its first 12 months, this government has faced a series of problems and setbacks, often with ministers speaking in different voices.
The government is fortunate that the Opposition BJP and the Left are in disarray too.
So who's doing worse, the government or the Opposition?
NDTV-GfK MODE conducted a huge nationwide opinion poll to see how many seats this government would win if elections were to be held today.
We bring you the results of this survey that rates the government on its biggest successes and failures. This survey was carried out across 18 states, 110 Lok Sabha constituencies and a large sample size of 34,277. Here are the results:
| Are you better off or worse off as compared to last year? |
- Better off 35%
- Worse off 44%
- No difference 21%
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| How badly has the rise in food prices affected you? |
- Very Much 62%
- Quite A Lot 22%
- A Little 13%
- No Difference 3%
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| How do you rate Manmohan Singh's performance as Prime Minister over the last one year? |
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| Do you think reserving 1/3rd seats for women in Lok Sabha is a good thing? |
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| Do women make better political leaders than men? |
- Women Better 56%
- Men Better 37%
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| Who is more powerful - Sonia Gandhi or Manmohan Singh? |
- Sonia Gandhi 63%
- Manmohan Singh 21%
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| Do you think Rahul Gandhi will be the next Prime Minister? |
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| Should the Army be used to fight the Naxals? |
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| Do you think there will be a change in Prime Minister before the next election? |
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| Telecommunications Minister A Raja has been accused of corruption in Parliament. Do you think he is corrupt? |
- Corrupt 57%
- Not Corrupt 18%
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| How do you rate Pranab Mukherjee as Finance Minister? |
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| Who is most corrupt? |
- Politicians 90%
- Police 88%
- Bureaucrats 82%
- Businessmen 62%
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