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Friday, April 3, 2026
TopicMood of the Nation

Topic: Mood of the Nation

ThePrint’s election coverage isn’t about who’s winning. It’s about the mood on the ground

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PM Modi’s ratings soar. BJP would return to power if LS polls happened today: India Today poll

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.

Mood of the Nation survey has 3 messages for Modi govt, Opposition—Economy, economy, economy

Is this the beginning of the end of Modi government? That would be a hasty and lazy conclusion.

PM Modi best as next PM, Shah successor & Gadkari best performer, Mood of the Nation poll suggests

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.

Economy on top of Indian minds rather than nationalism. A warning for Modi govt

ThePrint view on the most important issues, instantly.

Modi’s popularity is seeing biggest dive. Indians desperate for someone to fill the vacuum

The Mood Of The Nation Survey shows pessimists have overtaken the optimists when it comes to the country’s economic future.

Covid is frightening. But the bigger worry is Indians’ lost hope

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.

Modi-Shah regime not same as UPA-II. Slide in popularity rating isn’t its tipping point

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.

Modi still popular but BJP would lose majority if polls were held now: India Today survey

‘Mood of the Nation’ survey shows NDA would lose over 50 seats since its Lok Sabha election tally, while BJP would fall to 271 from 303.

On Camera

India’s AI Mission is flying blind without technocrats

While the rest of the world has converged on a model—technical judgement inside the institution, as a permanent organisational property—India remains a conspicuous and costly outlier.

Tanker with 600,000 barrels of Iranian crude shifts course from India to China midway

The shipment earlier bound for Gujarat’s Vadinar has changed course amid payment concerns; could still reach India if issues are resolved, according to Kpler.

India commissions its third nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine—INS Aridhaman

INS Arihant was first vessel under SSBN project and was quietly commissioned in 2016. The second indigenous SSBN, INS Arighat, was commissioned in August 2024.

Gulf war exposed India’s fragilities. It’s time for navel-gazing, in the national interest

It’s easy to understand why the government can’t speak the hard truth. When this war ends, as all wars do, India’s interests will lie with both the winner and the loser.