The aspirations and opinions of voters in the southern States — Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, and Telangana — vary considerably compared to those in other regions, especially the north, according to the pre-poll survey conducted by the Centre for the Study of Developing Societies (CSDS)-Lokniti in March-April.
For example, in the survey, when asked to rate their satisfaction level with the Central government, only 16% in the south said they were fully satisfied compared with 27% from the north and west and 21% from the east and north-east. When asked whether the construction of the Ram Mandir will impact Hindus, 28% from the south said it won’t impact Hindus much, the highest share among all the regions. Also, 38% from the south said they intend to vote for the BJP and its allies in 2024 compared with 50% in the north and west and 47% in the east and north-east.
Table 1A | The table shows the percentage of seats won by alliances (based on current coalitions) in 2019 across regions.
