After the high-octane Assembly elections in five states, the emphasis has switched to the Lok Sabha elections next year. The state elections, termed the "semi-final" before the 2024 final, ended in a 3-2 victory for the BJP, which kept power in Madhya Pradesh while wresting control of Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan from the Congress. 


With the general election only a few months away, the BJP-led NDA is riding high on the Modi wave, betting on the charm and popularity of its most visible campaign symbol. On the other side, after four key meetings, the Opposition bloc I.N.D.I.A has failed to portray its Prime Ministerial visage. Following the fourth huddle in New Delhi, West Bengal Chief Minister and TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee announced that she had suggested Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge as the PM face of their coalition. Her Delhi counterpart, AAP convenor Arvind Kejriwal, also supported the plan. 


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


Of the people who took part in the survey, 59 per cent of respondents voted for PM Modi, 32 per cent went for Rahul Gandhi, 4 per cent of them said they will not vote either of them, while 5 per cent of those surveyed said they did not have an opinion on the subject.


Tally of 10 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%
Telangan             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%


[Disclaimer: This Opinion poll was conducted by CVoter. Sometimes the table figures do not sum to 100 due to the effects of rounding off. The margin of error is +/- 3% at the macro level and +/- 5% at the micro level.]