INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
ETMarkets.com poll: Turns out, Modi magic is doing the talking
Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 4-year scorecard is a hit in the social media
Over 50 per cent Netizens are happy with the way he has handled things so far
As the Modi government wraps up four years in office on Saturday, he got a thumbs-up in an online survey conducted by ETMarkets.com on
social media websites Twitter and Facebook.
Of the 10,724 voters on Twitter, 5,899 -- or 55 per cent -- gave 9-10 rating on a scale of 10,
whereas 19 per cent looked less satisfied as they gave the Modi government a score between 3 and 5
The rest 26 per cent voted in the range of 6-8.
It was a similar scene on Facebook, with 61 per cent voting in the range of 7-10
Of the 9,500 votes polled in the last 24 hours, 5,795 appeared happy with his reportcard as the prime minister over the past four
Reactions of Twitterati were seen to be mixed.
On the fourth anniversary of his government, Modi on Saturday listed its achievements, saying
towards India's transformation," he wrote on Twitter.
"Over the last four years, development had become a vibrant mass movement, with every
citizen feeling involved in India's growth trajectory
125 crore Indians are taking India to great heights," he said.
With the hashtag "saaf niyat, sahi vikas", Modi also posted a series of
charts, graphics and video to underscore the achievements of his government.
Market expert V K Vijayakumar, Chief Investment Strategist,
Geojit Financial Services, gave 6 on a scale of 10 in terms of performance and 8 in terms of intent
Vijaykumar believes that corruption free governance, stable macroeconomic management, IBC RERA initiatives and commendable progress on road
construction are among big achievements of the Modi government in the past four years
However, job creation remained a little foggy.
Lagging private investments, poor implementation of demonetisation, lacklustre growth in
jobs, sub-optimal management of crude crash, inadequate progress in Make in India programme are some of the misses of the government,
according to market mavens.
