Mood of the nation?

IN Media Watch Briefs | 26/01/2018

How do you report the findings of a poll? With the PM's personal popularity holding, or with the fact that the ruling alliance NDA would not get a majority? Or that in vote share the UPA is just two percent points behind the NDA? Surely not getting a majority is the bigger news point, but India Today did not think so. The ABP-Lokniti mood of the nation survey also finds that the BJP might not get a majority on its own if the elections were held today.

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