Opinion polls: UPA losing ground, Modi's projection as PM candidate will double NDA advantage

According to a press release, the CNN-IBN survey indicated that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was facing a serious credibility crisis as his honest image has taken a beating in view of the present scams and controversies surrounding UPA-II government. He is being perceived as a person who is not bold or tough in taking decisions, showed the opinion poll.



"Among the respondents more than half (56 percent) are dissatisfied with the present term of the UPA government. Two-thirds of the respondents (67 percent) feel that the government has lost its credibility," the release said.

The opinion poll said the prime minister's performance in the second term was rated as poor by more than half of the respondents and over a majority (61 percent) of respondents felt he should be replaced. Price rise closely followed by corruption are the seen as the biggest failures of the government.

"As the UPA-II government is set to complete four years, the people feel the present government is weak and lacks the courage to take decisions. The people also feel that there is a rise in corruption in last one year," the release said.

The CNN-IBN survey said that Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi was the most preferred leader to become the next prime minister, with maximum support from the respondents, more than twice that of Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi or Manmohan Singh.