According to a recent survey, Naveen Patnaik, the Chief Minister of Odisha, topped the list of the most famous CMs in India, followed by Yogi Adityanath of Uttar Pradesh in the second position. Patnaik, representing the Biju Janata Dal (BJD), attained the first position with a popularity rating of 52.7%, while Yogi Adityanath from the BJP secured the second position with a popularity rating of 51.3%. Dr. Manik Saha, the Chief Minister of Tripura, claimed the fifth position in India in terms of popularity rating among Chief Ministers.
The research paper’s claims don’t factor in the emphatic nature of BJP’s 2019 win that broke many normal rules of politics, can’t explain BJP performance in non-BJP ruled states, doesn’t factor in the BJP’s superior campaign, nor does it offer any evidence from the grassroots on systemic fraud
There has been much public debate about a recent research paper by Ashoka University’s Sabyasachi Das which claimed to have found ‘objective evidence’ of ‘democratic backsliding in the world’s largest democracy.’ Does the evidence stack up? The simple answer is No.
As expected, the Congress was one of worst performers in this latest election cycle, and as expected, (justifiable) demands for the removal of the Sonia-Rahul-Priyanka Gandhi trio from the helm of affairs have begun anew.