majority of voters are happy with the newly formed Narendra Modi government. According to a Sunday Guardian-CVoter opinion poll, 81.3% of Indians are happy with the verdict and only 16.6% stand displeased with the change in government. 3,100 voters quizzed all over the country said they believed that UPA II's performance was poor (63.9%) on major issues like the economy, general living standards and security.

When asked about their expectations, 47.7% respondents said that tackling inflation/price rise should be Prime Minister Narendra Modi's first priority. As many as 74% housewives insisted that curbing prices was the most important issue for them. The second most important issue for respondents was corruption. Nearly 17.3% of the respondents said Modi needed to tackle corruption as a priority. However, there are variations based on demographics. 34% of senior citizens put corruption as a top priority. 16% of the young voters, on the other hand, felt that performance of MPs and development was more important.

59.7% respondents agreed that the economy was in doldrums under the UPA. Nearly 70% expect the economy to improve over the next five years. When questioned about business sentiment and market conditions, nearly 62% of the respondents think the markets will boom over the next five years. 56% of the respondents believed that the UPA's second term was poor in this respect.

Approximately 61% of the respondents affirmed that the condition of the Central government under UPA II was poor. 65.4% of the respondents believe that governance under Modi will improve. Reflecting upon the political diversity of state governments, 46% respondents stated that governance by respective state government was poor. The expectation of good governance by the state governments under NDA increases to about 62%. Therefore the electorate feels that a rising tide of governance by the Union government will raise the bar for state governments.

Concerning the security of country, 52% of the respondents rated the national security situation under UPA-II as poor. 67% of respondents affirm that the national security situation will be better for the next five years of the Modi government.