Which govt is better, NDA or UPA? In the last 20 months, there has been a 5.8 per cent swing in favour of the UPA, while the NDA has lost 3.6 per cent.

Seats projection if elections are held now UPA is seen to bag 274 seats, 52 seats more than what it won in 2004. Congress is likely to be the sole gainer in this.

Rise of Congress, decline of the BJP Congress tally is seen to increase from 145 to 214, BJP is seen to slide lower by 46 seats at 92, its lowest since 1989.

High level of satisfaction with UPA government UPA's ratings as a new alliance is higher than what NDA enjoyed when it first came to power in 1999.

Highest rated Chief Minister Nitish makes it to the top slot despite the fact that he has been in charge for just over two months now.

Lowest rated Chief Ministers 'Controversy-plagued' Punjab CM Capt Amrinder Singh follows MP CM Shivraj Singh Chauhan as the worst CMs.

Rahul should wait before taking responsibility While the party wants Rahul in a major role, 42 per cent of the respondents had not heard about him at all.

No clear winner in post-Advani scenario Sushma Swaraj, surprisingly, has pipped the media-savvy Jaitley and Mahajan as a successor to Advani.

Source: CNN-IBN-HT State of the Nation Poll conducted by Centre for the Study of Developing Societies