ABP-CVoter Survey: Modi Or Rahul, Who Is Preferred PM Face? All-India Trends Reveal Voter Sentiment

Meanwhile, ABP and CVoter reached out to the people across the nation to find out who will they prefer as the next Prime Minister, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi or Narendra Modi.

Following the tense Assembly elections in five states, the focus has shifted to the Lok Sabha elections next year. The state elections, dubbed the "semi-final" before the 2024 final, culminated in a 3-2 triumph for the BJP, which retained power in Madhya Pradesh while wresting authority from the Congress in Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan. 

With the Lok Sabha polls only a few months away, the BJP-led NDA is banking on the charisma and popularity of its most prominent campaign icon, PM Modi. On the other hand, the Opposition grouping I.N.D.I.A has failed to convey its Prime Ministerial face after four important meetings. Following the fourth meeting in New Delhi, West Bengal Chief Minister and TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee said that she has proposed Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge as the coalition's PM face. Her Delhi counterpart, AAP convenor Arvind Kejriwal, backed the initiative as well. 

While I.N.D.I.A. is yet to reveal its leader for the top post, ABP and CVoter reached out to the people across the nation to find out who they prefer as the next Prime Ministerial face, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi or Narendra Modi.

Tally From 10 Major States:

State           PM Modi       Rahul    Neither       Don't Know

Chhattisgarh       67%          29%          1%              3%
Karnataka           65%           26%          2%              7%
MP                      66%           28%          3%              3%
Rajasthan            65%           32%          2%              1%
Telangana             50%           40%          2%               8%
Bihar                   66%           26%          6%               2%
Maharashtra       55%           30%          6%               9%
Punjab                35%           36%          14%             15%
West Bengal       60%            35%          2%               3%
UP                      60%            30%          8%               2%

All-India Trends:

According to these projections, Prime Minister Modi continues to enjoy an edge over former Congress president Rahul Gandhi. Narendra Modi, overall, is preferred as the PM face by 58.6 per cent while Rahul Gandhi is chosen by 32 per cent of the respondents. 4.4 per cent of the respondents said they do not prefer either while 5 per cent said they were unsure.

While in Punjab public sentiment is split as both PM Modi and Rahul Gandhi enjoy almost equal support, the Congress leader has an edge in the Southern states of Kerala and Tamil Nadu, the incumbent Prime Minister is preferred more in most other regions.

[Disclaimer: Current survey findings and projections are based on CVoter Opinion Poll CATI interviews (Computer Assisted Telephone Interviewing) conducted among 18+ adults statewide, all confirmed voters, details of which are mentioned right below the projections as of today. The data is weighted to the known demographic profile of the States. Sometimes the table figures do not sum to 100 due to the effects of rounding. Our final data file has Socio-Economic profile within +/- 1% of the Demographic profile of the State. We believe this will give the closest possible trends. The sample spread is across all Assembly segments in the poll-bound states. MoE is +/- 3% at macro level and +/- 5% at micro level Vote Share projection with 95% Confidence interval.]