BJP chief ministers are the least popular, check out the list here

NEW DELHI: Seven out of the 10 worst-performing Chief Ministers in the country are from the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) while the same number of most popular CMs are from the Opposition parties, according to the IANS C-Voter State of the Nation 2021 Survey.

Among the election-bound states, CMs of Assam, Kerala and West Bengal have scored way better than the national average, suggesting a pro-incumbency in these states.

Meanwhile, the CMs of Tamil Nadu and Pondicherry are among the bottom lot as far as the ratings are concerned, pointing to anti-incumbency in these states.

Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik is the most popular Chief Minister in the country, followed closely by Arvind Kejriwal in Delhi and YS Jaganmohan Reddy in Andhra Pradesh.

On the other end of the spectrum is Uttarakhand CM Trivendra Singh Rawat, arguably the least popular Chief Minister in India followed closely by Haryana CM Manohar Lal Khattar and Punjab CM Amarinder Singh with the lowest satisfaction ratings in their respective states.

Punjab, Haryana and Uttarakhand have the three least popular Chief Ministers in the country. Three large states governed by the BJP or its allies score below the national average - Uttar Pradesh, Karnataka and Bihar.

The Chief Ministers of Kerala, Maharashtra, Delhi, Punjab, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal have a higher nett approval rating than the Prime Minister within their respective states.

The Chief Ministers of Andhra Pradesh, Kerala, Delhi, Odisha and West Bengal are relatively more popular than Modi.

The survey was carried out among over 30,000 respondents across the country.