According to a survey conducted by CSDS-Lok Niti on electoral issues among the public, people have identified unemployment, inflation and development as the top three issues for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.
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New Delhi: In a survey conducted by CSDS-Lok Niti, respondents identified unemployment, inflation and growth as the three most important issues for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.
Among them, unemployment and inflation have the potential to create headaches for the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). According to The Hindu, the report states that respondents who consider ‘development’ as an issue are more likely to vote for the BJP.
The @LoknitiCSDS‘ #NES2024PrePoll data, #unemployment holds the highest position as the most important voting issue, followed by the issue of #price. Although popular issues like that of #corruption a #RamMandir they were not mentioned by voters as their most important concerns. pic.twitter.com/CCIz4NcT8z
— Lokniti-CSDS (@LoknitiCSDS) April 11, 2024
Unemployment – which also emerged as a major issue in the state assembly elections – is intensifying over time and significantly affecting India’s youth population, according to a recent report by the International Labor Organisation. The report stated that the proportion of unemployed youth in the total unemployed population in 2022 was 82.9 percent.
The survey found that almost three in five (60 per cent) of respondents felt that it had become more difficult to find a job than in the last five years, highlighting current challenges in the job market. Only 12 percent said they found it easy to get a job.
The report said that rural respondents talk more about unemployment and inflation.
Although ‘Vikas’ is a key issue for Prime Minister Narendra Modi, 2 out of 10 voters believe that the country has not progressed in the last five years. The report said, ‘…a poll before the vote found that 32 per cent of voters believed that growth over the past five years had been ‘only for the rich’.’
Doubts were also felt about development initiatives.
When measuring forward feelings #extendoutdevelopmentthe late #NES2024PrePoll a study reflecting optimism and skepticism towards the present #development enterprises. With a worrying proportion of respondents (15%) expressing disillusionment, seeing no development at all. pic.twitter.com/ZXgd7AfyCm
— Lokniti-CSDS (@LoknitiCSDS) April 11, 2024
The report said that ‘only 8 per cent of respondents’ identified pollution and the Ram temple in Ayodhya as important issues. However, most voters feel that corruption has increased during the last five years of the Modi government.
55% say that corruption has increased in the last five years.@LoknitiCSDS @yr_hindu pic.twitter.com/7tqAnRJlYD
— Seema Chishti (@seemay) April 11, 2024
Meanwhile, issues such as farmers’ protests over guaranteed minimum support prices are resonating. 63 percent of the farmers said that the farmers’ demands were valid, and only 11 percent called the movement a conspiracy.
The data from our latest #NES2024PrePoll study shows that the #farmers‘ cause resonates widely, demanding attention and resolution.
-63 percent of farmers claim their #actual demand in the ongoing protest, while only a small proportion of 11 percent see it as a #conspiracy. pic.twitter.com/SGD5OJzGIJ
— Lokniti-CSDS (@LoknitiCSDS) April 11, 2024
