Will AIADMK and DMK try to woo Rajinikanth to conquer Chennai?
Jul 28, 2018, 8:49 PM IST
We have seen how the vote share stands for various political parties in different regions of Tamil Nadu. Let us now take a look at a region which is possibly the most developed part of the state, Chennai.
Watch the first, exclusive TN Opinion Poll on My Nation.
Caste and religion do not play a major role in Chennai region, more so because of higher levels of education among the people in the region. However, hero-worshipping is rampant in this zone.
The two biggest issues in the region are lack of regular drinking water supply and surprisingly, unemployment.
42% of the voters in Chennai have said that erratic drinking water supply is a concern that needs to be addressed on a war-footing while 27% believe that despite Chennai zone being a metropolitan area, it still lacks employment opportunities.
The voters are also very vocal about the Cauvery issue. 24% of the voters believe that getting more Cauvery water from Karnataka will solve the water crisis in the region. Â
Even in this region, AIADMK is projected to lose its voter base according to the survey. While the vote share for the party was 42% in 2014 Lok Sabha elections, it is projected to fall to 28% in 2019. Even DMK is slated to lose its vote share from 32% to 23%. And this is thanks to the entry of Rajinikanth and Kamal Haasan's entry into politics.
A good 19% of the people surveyed In Chennai region said that they will support Thalaiva while another 5% said that they will support Kamal Haasan.
It is also interesting that 7% of the voters root for BJP. 18% of the people will accept a Rajinikanth-Modi alliance, while 38% said that they will moderately support the alliance.
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