New Delhi: Unemployment and poverty worry people of poll-bound Karnataka most followed by several other issues that matter in their lives, shows a survey.
Majority surveyed by NDTV in collaboration with Lokniti-Centre for the Study of Developing Societies (CSDS) believe that corruption in the state has increased over the past five years, according to NDTV.
The pre-poll survey held between April 20 and 28 as the state is fast heading to polls on May 13 suggest that BJP will have to put in a lot of efforts.
Because, 28 per cent surveyed believe joblessness is the biggest issue of the state over poverty pointed out by another 25 per cent.
The survey showed that younger votes are troubled by unemployment while poverty is a nagging issue in rural Karnataka.
67 per cent of the respondents point at price hike happening over the past five years in their areas.
More than half those polled (51 per cent) believe corruption in the state has shot up but a 35 per cent said it remains the same.
The survey shows traditional BJP supporters making up 41% openly say that corruption has increased since the last polls in 2019.
Only third of those surveyed are aware of the state government’s decision to raise quota for Lingayats and Vokkaligas and a slashing of the 4 per cent Other Backward Class quota for Muslims, and a raise for Scheduled Castes and Tribes.
While those favouring the BJP supported quota changes, the Congress supports oppose it, survey reportedly showed.
As many as 74 percent polled believe that the controversy over the death of Tipu Sultan can cause communal tension; this is despite only one in three respondents are aware of controversy over Tippu’s death.
As for the overall performance of both central and the state governments, 27 percent polled responded they are ‘fully satisfied’, while 24 per cent gave thumbs up to the central government.
When it comes to the performance of the state government, at least 36 per cent polled belongs to ‘somewhat satisfied’ group, while 42 percent responded similarly to the Central government.