Voters give thumbs down to BJD govt on key poll priorities: Survey

A survey of voters spread across all 21 Parliamentary constituencies in Odisha has rated the performance of the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) government as below average on key voting priorities ahead of 2019 elections.

The surveyed electorate identified drinking water, better employment opportunities and better roads as their top three priority areas. In all the three parameters, the performance of the incumbent state government is appraised as underwhelming.

Premised on the survey findings, the Odisha focused report by Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) has rated the performance of the government on drinking water (2.30 on a scale of 5), better