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#MintPlainFacts | The online survey, which covered 10,285 respondents across 203 cities in the June-July period, shows that 41% respondents find the Prime Minister (PM) responsible for the covid tragedy.

(By Rahul Verma, Ankita Barthwal)

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The continued support for incumbents in the face of disaster may appear baffling at first. However, there are three important clues in the survey that help us make sense of this reaction.

#MintPlainFacts by Rahul Verma, Ankita Barthwal)

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The second wave did not impact people’s economic outlook significantly and hence they may have been willing to overlook the failures of politicians.

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Only 12% respondents said that the mishandling of the pandemic by their state government was the main cause of the second wave. 26% identified the central government as the main cause.

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People ranked family networks as the most important source of aid during the pandemic peak, followed by social media platforms.

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Incumbent parties can avoid reckoning if the suffering appears momentary. While very few respondents expect the economy to improve in the next few months...

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