New Delhi: The BJP-led government’s handling of the devastating second Covid-19 wave has resulted in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s lowest ever approval ratings, even though he continues to fare better than other global heads, according to a survey conducted by an American data intelligence firm.
According to the details, data collected by Morning Consult through its Political Intelligence unit, a “proprietary platform that provides real-time polling data on political elections”, has found that the drop in Modi’s approval ratings has coincided with his government’s handling of the pandemic.
The data states that on 8 May this year, when India recorded its peak in the second wave with 3,91,263 cases on the day, Modi’s approval ratings stood at 63 per cent, the lowest since August 2019, from when Political Intelligence has been maintaining its popularity graph.
