Daijiworld Media Network - Bangalore (SP)

Bangalore, Apr 10: If the NDTV pre-poll survey is to be believed, the BJP continues to hold sway over the people in the state, even though it is not as strong as the party claims. As against the 20 to 22 seats the BJP claims it would win, the survey says, the BJP would be able to corner 15 of the 28 Lok Sabha seats in the state. It may be recalled, that in 2004, the party had won 18 seats.

The survey puts the Congress's probability of victory in 11 seats while the JDS will retain its two seats, with 'no loss, no gain'.  As per the survey, chief minister Yeddyurappa continues to be the most popular leader in the state at 34%, closely followed by ex-chief minister S M Krishna, who has a following of 31% of the state's people. H D Kumaraswamy is a distant third, at 21%.

43% people have expressed satisfaction about the government's efforts in mitigating problems on water, road and power fronts while 44% have said that they are not satisfied. 52% of the people surveyed said they are not happy about the role of the government in preserving social harmony while 39% said they are satisfied.  43% are unhappy about the government's efforts to create jobs. As against this, 43% said the efforts of the government are not enough. Even in regulating cost of living, the government efforts have not been found to be enough by 47% while 34% said they are happy.

As regards the Mangalore pub attack incident that attracted international attention, 27% said they are happy the way the government has dealt with the culprits involved, while 52% expressed disappointment.