PM Modi’s approval rating dips slightly to 70% in May 2024: Report

However, in spite of the 5% fall in the approval ratings as compared to the last round of survey, majority of the citizens polled believe Modi has managed his job as a PM quite well “as opposed to the naysayers, who were far and few”, said the report.

According to Ipsos, PM Modi’s approval rating was relatively lower for metros (53 per cent), self employed (43 per cent) and south zone (31 per cent). As many as 52 per cent people even disapproved of him in the south zone, the report said.

Discussing the hits and misses of the Modi government, the survey report said education system, sanitation and cleanliness, and healthcare emerged the top performance areas. Pollution and environment, poverty, inflation and corruption fared moderately while the issue of unemployment was rated the lowest.

The Ipsos findings from past years show that the overall approval rating of PM Modi had increased over time — it stood at 60 per cent in December 2022, 67 per cent in February 2023, 65 per cent in September 2023 and 75 per cent in February 2024 — only to register a slight decline to 70% this time.