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Mood of the Nation poll also predicts significant gains for the UPA, but people still don’t believe Rahul Gandhi’s Bharat Jodo Yatra can win polls for Congress.
48% of India Today-CVoter survey respondents believe democracy in danger in country. In January, 51.9% felt govt’s handling of economy was ‘outstanding or good’, compared to 48% now.
Modi govt's approval rating shattered all records in the C-Voter's Mood of the Nation survey over the past seven years. In seven weeks, that popularity has completely collapsed.
The Mood of the Nation survey shows Indians aren’t as convinced by BJP’s majoritarian policies and are worried about economy. But it's not beginning of end.
The collusion between the new class of bureaucrats, politicians, businessmen and trade union bosses perpetuates itself partly because of the short-run benefits and partly because they see no way out of the system, wrote author MH Mody in 1980.
IAF is firming up plans to revamp airlift capabilities with medium transport aircraft that will be assembled in India & serve as its main workhorse. Embraer is leading contender as of now.
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