Jharkhand Assembly Election 2014 Survey

Jharkhand Assembly Elections

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Jharkhand Assembly Elections

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BJP Storm, Modi Magic to Sweep over Jharkhand The political scenario of India is going through a transformation. Seven months in power, the NaMo wind is as strong as ever and the magic that was created during the Lok Sabha polls has still kept the Indian populace enchanted. The BJP-led central government with Narendra Modi at the helm has received full marks to its way of functioning. A new sense of accountability has been instilled in the bureaucracy and a special effort is on to ensure transparency in various governmental departments. The initiatives of the Modi government to bring back black money to India and the Ganga cleaning drive have received huge appreciation from common people. People have welcomed the government’s more recent move towards creating a Swachh Bharat (Clean India) with an equal zeal and after a long barren period they have started to believe that good days are indeed round the corner.

The belief has played its part in various State Assembly elections too. BJP has tasted success in various state assembly elections by solely riding on the charisma and great initiatives of the central government. For the first time, BJP has been able to form government in Maharashtra and got a thumping win in Haryana as well. Naturally with Jharkhand Assembly polls knocking at the door, BJP would like to see an encore of its success there as well.

As the Indian political situation is gradually turning into a One Man-One Party show, we at foreseegame.com thought to measure the people’s pulse in Jharkhand. As the state is entering the election zone in a few days, we thought it was time to tap on the hopes and aspirations of the people of Jharkhand. Which party would they like to see in power? Who they want as their next Chief Minister? And what would be the deciding factor to vote? We pondered on these very obvious questions that would come to mind before any election and sought the answers from the electorate. And as the people of Jharkhand responded to these questions, they made it clear that like any other Indian state, Jharkhand too is swaying with the Modi storm.

Foreseegame.com is the No. 1 innovative digital portal of consumer engagement, which provides a platform for two way communication and engagement between the brand and the consumers. We used the online feedback from the users of www.foreseegame.com who are exclusively from Jharkhand. The users have been

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registered only on the basis of unique mobile numbers and hence, it provides authenticity and genuineness of the participants. The participation is being monitored

by Google.

About 235 participants have participated in the survey exclusively from Jharkhand; however the limitation of this sample is that it is from the group of people who are users of internet.

The Take Away Points: 1. A Clean Sweep for BJP: The BJP blast is in full swing in the state. Among all the participants, 71% have chosen BJP as the party they would vote for in the upcoming Assembly elections. Going by this opinion, no other political party stands a chance to get prominence, let alone throwing BJP a tough competition.

2. The Most Sought after CM: 25% of the participants have voted for Arjun Munda who they believe would be the next Chief Minister of Jharkhand. The current CM, Hemant Soren of Jharkhand Mukti Morcha lagged much behind with 17% vote. It is interesting to note that Hemant Soren did not stand out in his second position despite being the current CM as the option ‘Any Other’ also got the same percentage of vote which he did.

3. Deciding Factor: The two most pressing issues of corruption and development together got 71% vote. The people of Jharkhand are united in the opinion that ‘the issues of corruption and development would be the deciding factor in the upcoming Assembly election of the state. 37% of the respondents chose the issue of corruption as the deciding factor while the issue of development became a close second with 34% vote.

4. Modi Magic: Clearly Narendra Modi seems to have appeared as the messiah for the people of Jharkhand. A whopping 86% strong crowd said that Modi will be the winning factor for BJP in the forthcoming Assembly elections of Jharkhand.

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Q 1. Which party would you vote for in the coming Assembly Election in Jharkhand?

Bharatiya Janata Party The Most Voted Party

The BJP blast is in full swing in the state.

Among all the participants, 71% have chosen BJP as the party they would vote for in the upcoming Assembly elections.

3%

3%

Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (Prajatantrik) Indian National Congress

1%

7%

Jharkhand Mukti Morcha

7%

Rashtriya Janata Dal Any other

8% 71%

Jharkhand Pradesh Congress

Q 2. Who will be the next Chief Minister of Jharkhand?

25% of the participants have voted for Arjun Munda who they believe would be the next Chief Minister of Jharkhand The Next Chief 9% 25%

Arjun Munda Hemant Soren

9%

Any other 10%

Ravindra Kumar Rai Babulal Marandi 17%

13% 17%

Sukhdev Bhagat Surinder Singh

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Q 3. Which one issue, according to you, would be the deciding factor to vote for in the forthcoming Jharkhand Assembly election?

5%

37% of the respondents chose the issue of corruption as the deciding factor while the issue of development became a close second with 34% vote

4%

Deciding Factor Corruption

5% 37%

Development Electricity

5%

Water Infiltration

10%

Security Any other 34%

Q 4. Do you think that Narendra Modi will be the winning factor in the forthcoming Jharkhand Assembly Elections?

A whopping 86% strong crowd said that Modi will be the winning factor for BJP in the forthcoming Assembly elections of Jharkhand Winning Factor 14%

Yes No

86%

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