NDA to Fight 2019 Lok Sabha Polls under PM Modi’s Leadership

"Union Minister Ram Vilas Paswan made the proposal for fighting Lok Sabha election under Modi and it was accepted unanimously," the BJP leader added.

The National Democratic Alliance (NDA) on Monday passed a resolution to fight 2019 Lok Sabha elections under leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, sources said.

“To continue with the development and poor welfare programs, NDA urges the citizens of the country to be determined to give huge majority to NDA under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi in 2019,” the resolution said.

Earlier, a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader, who attended the meeting at the Pravasi Bharatiya Kendra at Chanakyapuri in New Delhi’s diplomatic enclave said, “The NDA leaders decided to work together to succeed in 2019 Lok Sabha elections under Modi’s leadership.”

“Union Minister Ram Vilas Paswan made the proposal for fighting Lok Sabha election under Modi and it was accepted unanimously,” the BJP leader added.

The NDA meeting was attended by 33 parties including Shiv Sena and Akali Dal but there was no discussion on the upcoming presidential or vice presidential elections.

Shiv Sena Chief Uddhav Thakrey and Akali Dal’s Prakash Singh Badal represented their parties.

Addressing the media, Financial Minister Arun Jaitley said the NDA meeting endorsed the policies of the government specially its “pro-poor policy”.

“Despite the bad shape of economy, the government did a good job and headed towards development. There was not a single corruption charge against the government in its last three years’ reign,” he said.

The minister also said that new allies have joined NDA and this is the symbol of this government’s popularity.

Asked if there was any discussion about the presidential elections, the minister categorically denied it, saying “No”.

Speaking on relationship with Shiv Sena, Jaitley said, “Shiv Sena is the oldest BJP ally. At times some issues come when they don’t agree but Uddhavji today attended the meeting and he was positive.

” The NDA also hailed Modi for BJP’s stunning victory in recent assembly polls.

“The BJP’s victory in recent assembly polls is a mandate on pro poor policies and public welfare schemes of NDA government. The results established Modi as most popular Prime Minister of the country after independence,” the statement said.

TDP Chief and Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu said that India needs a stable government for sustainable development.

“India is only economy which can achieve double digit growth. Even China can’t. This is possible only under Modi’s leadership. Sustainability will come with stable government,” he said.
Source: IndianExpress

ET-TNS Survey on Modi Government Among the Indian Middle Class

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi still holds sway over members of his core constituency - the urban salaried, especially those living in India's seven biggest cities. The government's overall approval ratings are still running high almost two years after the Modi-led Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) swept to power at the head of a robust majority, according to the findings of an ET-TNS survey. That's despite getting caught up in various controversies and the failure to make progress on key elements of its reform agenda. The government has an overall approval rating of 86% on economic performance, while 62% say that it has delivered on job creation and 58% expect the future to be better. In other words, they still believe that 'achhe din aaney wala hain'. The government has an overall approval rating of 86% on economic performance, while 62% say that it has delivered on job creation and 58% expect the future to be better. In other words, they still believe that 'achhe din aaney wala hain'. Perhaps the finding that reveals the most about those surveyed is their response to questions about the controversy over nationalism and sedition as exemplified by the Jawaharlal Nehru University protests. Half of them (46%) believe that the controversy is the Congress' fault and more of them (52%) hold the view that the government has taken the right action in the matter.

It's important to note that the findings don't reflect sentiment across the country or among different population segments, particularly during the current election season. It should be read for what it is — a sense of the government's popularity across a segment that's seen as being strong supporters of Modi and the BJP.

To that end, our surveyors fanned out across Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Bengaluru, Kolkata, Hyderabad and Ahmedabad, covering a sample size of more than 2,000 people between the ages of 24 and 50 with an annual family income between Rs 3 lakh and Rs 20 lakh. About a fifth of those surveyed were women.

One key finding: Modi is vastly more popular than Congress Vice-President Rahul Gandhi. On a scale of one to 10, Modi gets a score of 7.68 against a lowly 3.61 for Gandhi. Finance Minister Arun Jaitley does better than him at 5.86. As much as 41% of those surveyed gave the PM a rating of 9 or 10.
Source: Economic Times

India Today Mood-of-the-Nation Opinion-Poll on Modi Government

बिहार के विधानसभा चुनाव में बीजेपी पटखनी खा चुकी है. राज्य में केंद्र में सत्तासीन पार्टी की करारी हार हुई तो सवाल सियासत से लेकर सियासी नेतृत्व पर भी उठने लगे. विपक्ष के साथ अपनों ने भी नरेंद्र मोदी की नेतृत्व क्षमता को लेकर सवाल खड़े किए. लेकिन भूली बात बिसारिए तो आगे यूपी का चुनाव है और ऐसे में यह सवाल महत्वपूर्ण हो जाता है कि 'देश का सियासी मिजाज' क्या है?

गिरा मोदी सरकार का ग्राफ
इंडिया टुडे ग्रुप और कार्वी ने देश के 19 राज्यों में 13576 मतदाताओं से यह जानना चाहा कि देश में इस वक्त प्रधानमंत्री मोदी की लहर पर कितना असर पड़ा है? इस सर्वे के जो नतीजे आए वो बताते हैं कि अगर अभी चुनाव हुए तो प्रधानमंत्री नरेंद्र मोदी की कुर्सी बच जाएगी, लेकिन यूपीए की सीटों में इजाफा हुआ है. सर्वे के मुताबिक, मौजूदा समय में चुनाव होने पर एनडीए को 286 सीटें मिलेंगे, जबकि यूपीए 110 सीटों पर कब्जा जमा सकती है.

गौर करने वाली बात यह है कि 2014 के लोकसभा चुनाव में एनडीए के खाते में 336 सीटें आई थीं, ज‍बकि कांग्रेस 59 सीटों के साथ दहाई अंक पर ही सिमट गई थी. ताजा सर्वे में जहां, एनडीए की सीटों और वोट परसेंट में गिरावट आई है, वहीं यूपीए की सीटें दोगुनी हो गई हैं और उसके वोट प्रतिशतता में भी वृद्धि‍ हुई है.

दूसरी ओर, वोट परसेंटेज की बात करें तो अगर अभी चुनाव होते हैं तो एनडीए के खाते में 37 फीसदी वोट, यूपीए के खाते में 27 फीसदी और अन्य के हिस्से में 36 फीसदी वोट आने वाले हैं. क्षेत्रवार वोट के बंटवारे की बात करें तो देश के पूर्वी हिस्से से सबसे अधि‍क वोट एनडीए को मिलने वाले हैं. बीजेपी नीत एनडीए के खाते में 30 फीसदी वोट, यूपीए को 27 फीसदी जबकि अन्य धड़े को 43 फीसदी वोट मिलने की संभावना है.

महंगाई और भ्रष्टाचार सबसे बड़ा मुद्दा
देश के सामने मौजूदा वक्त में सबसे बड़े मुद्दों की बात करें तो सर्वे में शामिल मतदाताओं का मानना है कि महंगाई और भ्रष्टाचार सबसे बड़ा मुद्दा है. दिलचस्प है कि दोनों ही मुद्दों को सर्वे में शामिल 34-34 फीसदी लोगों ने सबसे बड़ा माना है. जबकि सांप्रदायिक तनाव, जिसको लेकर कि बीते दिनों में सबसे ज्यादा हंगामा बरपा उसे सबसे कम तवज्जो दी गई. सर्वे में सिर्फ 1 फीसदी लोगों ने इसे महत्ता दी है.

अच्छे दिन लाने में विफल रही सरकार
साल 2014 में 'अच्छे दिनों' का नारा लेकर सियासत के शि‍खर पर पहुंची मोदी सरकार इसे देश के जन तक पहुंचाने में नाकाम रही है. सर्वे के आंकड़ों के मुताबिक, 53 फीसदी लोगों ने या तो यह कहा कि अच्छे दिन नहीं आए हैं या फिर यह कि तब और अब में कोई फर्क आया नहीं. जबकि सिर्फ 40 फीसदी लोगों ने ही यह कहा कि मोदी सरकार 'अच्छे दिन' लेकर आई है.

कैसा रहा सरकार का कामकाज
मोदी सरकार के अब तक के कार्यकाल के प्रदर्शन पर भी लोगों ने मिलीजुली प्रतिक्रिया दी है. 47 फीसदी ने इसे यूपीए के मुकाबले बेहतर बताया है, जबकि 42 फीसदी ने इसे यूपीए से खराब (15%) या यूपीए के समान (27%) माना है.

कब आएगा कालाधन?
सर्वे में शामिल 53 फीसदी लोगों ने यह भी कहा कि मोदी सरकार विदेशी बैंकों से कालाधन वापस लाने में अफसल रही है. जबकि 33 फीसदी ने कहा कि उन्हें अभी भी सरकार के वादे और इस ओर प्रयासों में विश्वास है.

महंगाई ने छुड़ाए पसीने
इसी तरह महंगाई के मुद्दे पर भी नरेंद्र मोदी की सरकार जन आकांक्षाओं के आगे घुटने टेकती नजर आ रही है. सर्वे में शामिल 38 फीसदी लोगों का कहना है मौजूदा हालात में सरकार का महंगाई पर कोई नियंत्रण नहीं है, जबकि 20 फीसदी महंगाई के मोर्चे पर एनडीए सरकार का हाल भी यूपीए सरकार जैसा मानकर चल रहे हैं. हालांकि 34 फीसदी का कहना है कि महंगाई पर सरकार काबू पाने में सफल रही है.

दूसरी ओर, जब लोगों से पूछा गया कि क्या मोदी सरकार के आने के बाद उनके आर्थिक हालात में बदलाव आए हैं? इसके जवाब में 43 फीसदी ने कहा कि 'हां' उनके हालात पहले से बेहतर हुए हैं.

भ्रष्टाचार पर मिलीजुली प्रतिक्रिया
भ्रष्टाचार को देश के सबसे मुद्दों में शुमार करने वाली जनता का कहना है कि मोदी सरकार आंशिक रूप से ही सही, लेकिन भ्रष्टाचार पर काबू पाने में सफल रही है. सर्वे में शामिल लोगों में से 32 फीसदी ने कहा कि सरकार भ्रष्टाचार पर रोक लगा पाई है, जबकि 28 फीसदी ने इससे असहमति जताई, वहीं 31 फीसदी ने कहा कि करप्शन के मुद्दे पर मोदी सरकार का हाल भी मनमोहन सिंह की सरकार की तरह ही है.

कैसे किया गया सर्वे
इंडिया टुडे ग्रुप और कार्वी का यह सर्वे 24 जनवरी से 5 फरवरी के बीच किया गया. इसके लिए 13576 लोगों से बात की गई. ये लो देश के 97 संसदीय क्षेत्र से ताल्लुक रखते हैं, जो 19 राज्यों के 194 विधानसभा क्षेत्र भी हैं.
Source: http://aajtak.intoday.in

PM Modi's 'Make In India' Racks Up $222 Billion in Pledges

Mumbai: The "Make in India" summit in Mumbai that was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the weekend has closed with $222 billion or Rs 15.2 lakh crore in investment pledges.

Amitabh Kant, Secretary of India's Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP), said he expected 80-85 per cent of the pledges to convert into serious business, much of it from foreign investors. It can take 18 months to three years for a memorandum of understanding to yield a final investment, he added.

Research commissioned by the free-market Friedrich Naumann and Cato institutes has found the rate of conversion of such pledges into real investments in India has typically been far lower - with no state exceeding 20 per cent.

Among investments signed in the last seven days were a commitment by Oracle Corp for $400 million to set up nine business incubation centres.

The week-long event is the boldest since PM Modi launched the initiative to emulate China's export miracle back in 2014.

On buzz alone, the effort got off to a great start, with the prime ministers of Sweden and Finland attending Saturday's gala opening hosted by PM Modi. Nearly 50,000 delegates from 102 different countries attended the summit.

But 20 months after PM Modi swept to power with a promise of growth and jobs for India's 1.3 billion people, executives say more needs to be done, including improving infrastructure.

More pressingly, key legislation such as a goods and services tax and land acquisition bill are stuck in parliament.

"Make in India is a great initiative and has created a lot of positive sentiments," Vikas Agarwal, general manager of mobile phone maker OnePlus in India, told news agency Reuters. "Now the government needs to follow up with policies. That includes providing custom duty and export incentives, tax rationalisation and removal of ambiguous land acquisition policies."

Make In India has scored major wins, including a pledge by Taiwan's Foxconn to invest $5 billion in a new electronics manufacturing facility.

That has helped foreign direct investment to nearly double to $59 billion last year, the seventh highest level in the world, according to the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development.

Yet in critical aspects, India remains far behind its goals.

The proportion of manufacturing to gross domestic product has been stuck at around 17 per cent for five years, below the government's goal to ramp it up to 25 per cent, according to the Boston Consulting Group.

India has only created 4 million manufacturing jobs since 2010, according to Boston Consulting. At the current rate, India may only create 8 million jobs by 2022, well below the government's goal of 100 million. ($1 = 68.4550 rupees)
Source: NDTV.com

Modi Is An 'Above Average' Prime Minister: ABP-Nielsen Survey

NEW DELHI - Despite all the grief about rising intolerance, an insatiable appetite for foreign trips, and flip flops while dealing with Pakistan, majority of Indians rate Prime Minister Narendra Modi's performance as "above average," according to a ABP News-Nielsen survey.

ABP-Nielsen Survey: 54 percent of respondents said that Modi's performance was above average, 17 percent said very good, 37 percent said good, 30 percent said average, and 11 percent said poor.

The majority of respondents also ranked the Bharatiya Janata Party-led NDA (National Democratic Alliance) government's performance as above average.

While the survey revealed that the NDA would once again form the government if the Lok Sabha election was held today, it also showed that the Congress Party-led UPA (United Progressive Alliance) would bag more seats in the lower house of parliament.

If the election was held today, the survey found, NDA would win 301 seats, a slight drop from the 339 seats in the 2014 National Election, while the UPA would hugely increase its tally from 62 to 108 seats.

The survey showed that the Left almost double its seats to 20, but the other parties would see a further dwindling in their seats.

In terms of vote share if the Lok Sabha election was held today, BJP would get 43 percent, the Congress Party would get 14 percent, and the Aam Aadmi Party would get four percent, the All India Trinamool Congress would get three percent, and Janata Dal (United) would get one percent.

Source: huffingtonpost.in

Modi's Favourability Ratings Touch 87%, Pew Survey Says

WASHINGTON: The favourability rating of Prime Minister Narendra Modi has jumped significantly after he led BJP to power last year, according to a latest Pew survey released on Thursday.

Through his policies and governance, Modi has not only increased Indians' pride in the country, his favourability ratings have jumped to 87 per cent and is being supported even from traditional Congress base, Pew said as it released details of the survey it conducted among 2,452 respondents in India from April 6 to May 19, 2015.

"But distrust remains, perhaps in part because incidents of communal violence were up by nearly a quarter in the first five months of 2015, under BJP rule, compared with a comparable period in 2014 when a Congress-led government was in power," said the survey which was conducted before last month's violence in Gujarat in the wake of agitation over reservation issue.

Modi's lowest approval on domestic issues comes in his management of communal relations — the day-to-day interaction between majority Hindus and minority Muslims, Jains, Sikhs and Christians among others, as well as the relationship between the various castes in the country.

However, "the Modi phenomenon transcends India's traditionally partisan politics," Pew said in a statement, adding that on most of the challenges facing the nation, the prime minister and his party enjoy support from both the BJP faithfuls and followers of the opposition Congress.

Moreover, Modi and the BJP now have greater backing than Congress in rural areas, traditionally a Congress stronghold, according to the survey.

Roughly six in ten or more self-identified Congress supporters approve of Modi's handling of a range of issues: access to clean toilets (66 per cent), unemployment (62 per cent), helping the poor (61 per cent) and inflation (61 per cent).

And majorities of Congress backers approve of the prime minister's efforts against terrorism (56 per cent) and corruption (56 per cent), the survey said.

"Communal relations is the only surveyed issue on which fewer than half of Congress followers (47 per cent) approve of Modi's efforts," the Pew report said.

Modi has also succeeded in winning over rural Indians, both for his party and himself, Pew said.

The BJP is now slightly more popular in the Indian countryside than in its cities.

And the party's favourability now exceeds that of Congress in urban areas by 31 points (83 per cent for BJP, 52 per cent for Congress) and in rural India by 25 points (89 per cent for BJP, 64 per cent for Congress).

"Modi is more popular than presumptive Congress party leader Rahul Gandhi in both rural areas by 23 points (Modi 89 per cent, Rahul 66 per cent) and in cities by 31 points (Modi 84 per cent, Rahul 53 per cent)," Pew said.
Source: TOI

PM Modi Addressing to the Indian Community at Dubai

The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi addressing the gathering at the Indian Community Reception, in Dubai Cricket Stadium, UAE on August 17, 2015.

Source: YouTube