Congress May Call For Mid Term Poll

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<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin--><b>Govt in Blunderland </b>
Pioneer News Service | New Delhi
* 76% say price rise will be UPA's nemesis, * 58% Venugopal ouster has enraged, * 72% tag UPA betrayer of aam aadmi ---- Mid-term assessments are traditionally not very comfortable for Governments but for the Congress-led UPA coalition at the Centre, things could not have been more turbulent.  

India's aam aadmi has had enough in its two-and-a-half-year reign - what with prices on a high tide, quota troubles revisiting, sensex crashing, a puppet PM, disinvestment being stalled to please allies, the Maoist umbrella spreading over the entire nation and foreign policy taking disturbing turns.

A Pioneer-C Voter survey (1228 plus respondents at 16 points in each of the four metros), held between July 1-8 2006, shows that there is growing public anger over the Government's failure on all fronts, especially price rise.

However, 51 per cent of the respondents feel that the Government will last its full term, though 58 per cent would be voting for a change if snap polls were to be held today.

Are you satisfied with the performance of the Congress-led UPA Government on the following issues?
<b>OBC reservation issue:</b>
Valid Percent
Yes 39
No 51
Can't Say 10
Total 100

<b>Coordination with UPA partners:</b>
Valid Percent
Yes 44
No 48
Can't Say 8
Total 100

<b>Disinvestment of PSU companies:</b>
Valid Percent
Yes 54
No 32
Can't Say 16
Total 100

<b>The pressure of Left Front:</b>
Valid Percent
Yes 57
No 33
Can't Say 10
Total 100

<b>Indo -US nuclear deal:</b>
Valid Percent
Yes 58
No 30
Can't Say 12
Total 100

<b>Welfare of the "Aam Aadmi":</b>
Valid Percent
Yes 27
No 72
Can't Say 1
Total 100

<b>Price rise / Inflation:</b>
Valid Percent
Yes 22
No 76
Can't Say 2
Total 100

<b>Secularism/ communal harmony:</b>
Valid Percent
Yes 51
No 33
Can't Say 16
Total 100
 
<b>Law & Order:</b>
Valid Percent
Yes 42
No 55
Can't Say 3
Total 100

<b>Overall Governance:</b>
Valid Percent
Yes 43
No 50
Can't Say 8
Total 100

<b>Do you think the decision to remove AIIMS Director Dr Venugopal from his post is correct?</b>

Valid Percent
Yes 27
No 58
Can't Say 15
Total 100

<b>Do you think that Dr Manmohan Singh is a strong PM?</b>
Valid Percent
Yes 43
No 54
Can't Say 4
Total 100

<b>Do you think this Government will complete its five-year term? </b>
Valid Percent
Yes 51
No 41
Can't Say 8
Total 100

<b>Are you satisfied with the overall performance of the Congress-led UPA Government?</b>

Valid Percent
Yes 44
No 52
Can't Say 4

Total 100

<b>If elections happen right now, will you vote for/re-elect this Government?</b>
Valid Percent
Yes 37
No 58
Can't Say 5

Total 100

<b>Most important issue facing the nation:</b>
Corruption: 49%
Price rise: 40%
Others: 11%

<b>Who would you like to replace immediately?:</b>
Central Govt: 46%
State Govt: 30%
Prime Minister: 24%

<b>Is your life moving as fast as the nation?</b>
India shining, not me: 30%
Both in poor state: 24%
I'm shining but not India: 17%
Both progressing: 29%
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