OUTLOOK C-FORE SURVEY IN WEST BENGAL
61% Feel That BuddhadebShould Resign On Moral Grounds
| Do you condemn the CPI(M)'s violent takeover of Nandigram? | |
| Yes | 76 |
| No | 16 |
| Can't say | 8 |
| How do you think Buddhadeb handled the situation? | |
| Poorly | 74 |
| Fairly | 26 |
| Should Buddhadeb Bhattacharya own moral responsibility for Nandigram and resign? | |
| Yes | 61 |
| No | 35 |
| Can't say | 4 |
| Do you think the image of the Left has taken a beating? | |
| Yes | 79 |
| No | 16 |
| Can't say | 5 |
| Which party do you think was responsible for the Nandigram violence? | |
| CPI(M) | 58 |
| Trinamul | 17 |
| Maoists | 7 |
| All | 18 |
| Did you vote for the CPI(M) and the Left in the last elections? | |
| Yes | 63 |
| No | 47 |
| If there is an assembly election in West Bengal, will you still vote for the CPI(M)? | |
| Yes | 44 |
| No | 41 |
| Can't say | 15 |
| 19 per cent of voters who voted for the Left alliance in the last assembly elections wont vote for the Left if elections for the state are held today | |
| If there is a Lok Sabha poll, will you vote for the CPI(M)-Left alliance? | |
| Yes | 41 |
| No | 39 |
| Can't say | 20 |
| 22 per cent of voters who voted for the Left alliance in the last Lok Sabha elections wont vote for the Left if elections are held today for the Lok Sabha | |
| Methodology: Research organisation Cfore conducted the survey in West Bengal between November 19 and November 22, 2007. The poll was conducted in Calcutta, Hooghly, Purulia, Durgapur, Haldia, Burdwan, Bankura and adjoining rural areas. A randomly selected sample of 1,072 voters was interviewed using a structured questionnaire. | |
| All figures in percentage | |
