New Delhi: With the latest opinion poll predicting a neck and neck fight between the BJP and the Congress in Gujarat, along with reports of the Opposition attracting considerable Patidar and OBC votes, a worried BJP wants Prime Minister Narendra Modi to ramp up the number of rallies he addresses in the run-up to the polls in the state.
The Congress it seems has spectacularly turned its fortunes around after spending 22 years in the Opposition in the state. In August, as per the survey, the Congress had only 29 per cent of the vote-share. This increased to 41 per cent in October, and now stands at 43 per cent, a growth of 14 percentage points in just four months.
The survey also states that Mr Modi’s popularity has dipped by 18 points from 82 per cent in August to 64 per cent in November. While on the other hand, soon-to-be Congress president Rahul Gandhis popularity has risen by eight percentage points, from 40 per cent in August to 57 per cent in latest survey.
