Manohar Parrikar popular still but jobs a concern for citizens in Goa

GOA's ailing chief minister Manohar Parrikar is less popular than before but remains the voters' most preferred choice as the state's next CM, the latest Political Stock Exchange (PSE) showed. Forty-six percent of the respondents in the survey, conducted by Axis-My-India for India Today, believe he is good shape -- at least in the BJP's eyes. Another 40 percent said the state government would collapse if Parrikar stepped down. Twelve percent feared the BJP would lose its allies in the event of the chief minister resigning.
Voters in Goa are almost equally divided over PM Narendra Modi and Congress president Rahul Gandhi. Forty-one percent prefer Modi as the next prime minister, up from 40 percent in September-October. Forty percent support the Congress chief for the role, compared to 37 percent three months ago.

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