The latest survey conducted by VDP Associates, a survey agency, on the popularity of the chief ministers in the country, has put the Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao in the No. 1 position.
According to the latest survey, KCR stood at number one place with 87 per cent. He got 85 per cent last year. His popularity is said to have gone up by 2 per cent for the developmental activities that he had taken up in the state.
On the other hand, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu’s popularity had come down from number five position last year to number eight this time. Naidu’s popularity is 58 per cent.
There is no clarity as to why and how the survey was conducted and when. There is also no clarity as to what the sample size was. But it clearly gives an impression that the survey was commissioned by somebody, apparently to divert the people’s attention from the burning issues in the Telugu states.
According to analysts, the survey does not reflect the ground reality. The people are disgruntled with KCR government, but he is able to get away because of the TINA (There Is No Alternative) factor.
Since the Opposition is too weak to tackle this political giant, the people are forced to vote for the TRS. So, that does not mean KCR is the most-liked chief minister, says analysts.
