Nitish Kumar is the Best Chief Minister

The CNN-IBN and HT State of the Nation Poll has thrown up many surprises in its survey of the best and worst-ruled states.

Newly-elected Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar tops the charts as the Best Chief Minister while Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan has been voted the worst.

What the survey means is that India's best chief minister today rules the country's most corrupt state.

Interestingly, Nitish makes it to the top slot despite the fact that he has been in charge for just over two months now. As many as 76 per cent of those covered under the survey felt he is the best.

The survey was conducted by the Centre of Study of Developing Societies (CSDS).

Buddhadev Bhattacharya of CPI-M ruled West Bengal is voted number two, with people acknowledging the comrade's attempts to transform the state.

This possibly means that West Bengal will buck anti-incumbency one more time in this year's elections.

Despite the ongoing MCD demolitions, Delhi's Sheila Dhixit has made it to the top three. She has been rated the Third Best Chief Minister.

Orissa CM Naveen Patnaik and Andhra Pradesh CM Y S Rajashekhar Reddy rank fourth and fifth in the order.

Gujarat CM Narendra Modi, despite all his past records on the human rights front, makes it to the sixth slot.

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mulayam Singh Yadav is the third worst Chief Minister and the 'controversy-plagued' Punjab Chief Minister, Captain Amrinder Singh, was voted the second Worst Chief Minister.

Madhya Pradesh CM Shivraj Singh Chauhan managed to secure only 31 per cent of votes.