What worries India’s voters --------------------------- With as many as 900 million voters in the world’s largest democracy, most Indian adults are unhappy with the nation’s progress on issues including unemployment, inflation and terrorism --------------------------- Narendra Modi Leader of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Rahul Gandhi Leader of Indian National Congress (INC) --------------------------- Percentage who see issue as very big problem Employment 76% Rising prices 73 Corrupt officials 66 Terrorism 65 Crime 64 “Most people (54%) live in areas where it is dangerous to walk around at night” Corrupt business 59 Rich-poor gap 51 Poor schools 50 Emigration 49 Air pollution 44 --------------------------- Statement decribes India... Well Not well(don’t knows excluded) Most politicians are corrupt 25 64 No matter who wins election, things will not change very much 29 58 Elected officials care what ordinary people think 43 33 ------------------------------ Survey of 2,521 adult respondents from May 23 to July 23, 2018. Margin of error:±2.8% Source: Pew Research Center Pictures: Associated Press © GRAPHIC NEWS